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*[[Plain abdominal radiography]] (PAR) is not the most useful tool in making a diagnosis of appendicitis. | *[[Plain abdominal radiography]] (PAR) is not the most useful tool in making a diagnosis of appendicitis.<ref name="pmid420493">{{cite journal |vauthors=Thorpe JA |title=The plain abdominal radiograph in acute appendicitis |journal=Ann R Coll Surg Engl |volume=61 |issue=1 |pages=45–7 |year=1979 |pmid=420493 |pmc=2494475 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*There are no x-ray findings associated with appendicitis. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of appendicitis, which include detection of [[ureteral calculi]], small bowel obstruction, or perforated [[ulcer]]. | *There are no x-ray findings associated with appendicitis. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of appendicitis, which include detection of [[ureteral calculi]], small bowel obstruction, or perforated [[ulcer]]. | ||
*An opaque [[fecalith]] can be identified in the right lower quadrant in less than 5% of persons being evaluated for appendicitis. | *An opaque [[fecalith]] can be identified in the right lower quadrant in less than 5% of persons being evaluated for appendicitis. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farwa Haideri [2]
Overview
X-rays are not the most useful tool in diagnosing appendicitis and should not be routinely obtained in a person being evaluated for appendicitis.
X-Ray
- Plain abdominal radiography (PAR) is not the most useful tool in making a diagnosis of appendicitis.[1]
- There are no x-ray findings associated with appendicitis. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of appendicitis, which include detection of ureteral calculi, small bowel obstruction, or perforated ulcer.
- An opaque fecalith can be identified in the right lower quadrant in less than 5% of persons being evaluated for appendicitis.
Image courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 5881 Radiopaedia (original file ‘’here’’). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC