ReviewPolish journal of radiology2019
A pictorial essay of the most atypical variants of the vermiform appendix position in computed tomography with their possible clinical implications.
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- Path beyond the blind end-unravel the imaging spectrum of appendiceal pathologies.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Review
- Complete subserosal embedding of the appendix-cecal complex presenting as a non-visualized appendix during pediatric laparoscopic appendectomy: a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Gastrointestinal Ultrasound: Measurements and Normal Findings - What Do You Need to Know?Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Use of the vertebrae and iliac bone as references for localizing the appendix vermiformis in computed tomography.World journal of radiology · 2024Article
- MaskAppendix: Backbone-Enriched Mask R-CNN Based on Grad-CAM for Automatic Appendix Segmentation.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Retro-psoas appendicitis.BMJ case reports · 2023Article
- Computed tomography evaluation of variations in positions and measurements of appendix in patients with non-appendicular symptoms: time to revise the diagnostic criteria for appendicitis.Polish journal of radiology · 2023Article
- A rare case of a herniated acute appendicitis.Journal of surgical case reports · 2022Article
- Ultrasound diagnosis of acute appendicitis complicating De Garengeot's hernia.Journal of ultrasound · 2021Article
- Retro-psoas muscle vermiform appendix: an unusual location.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeThe tip of the appendix may be located in various areas of the abdominal cavity due to its variable length and/or the changeable position of the caecum. Although in the case of an atypical position the tip is usually located behind the caecum, there are possible locations that occur very rarely. Therefore, in the case of appendicitis the symptoms may lead to the wrong diagnosis. The aim of this study is to present the most atypical locations of the tip of the appendix found on CT (computed tomography) scans and thus help to avoid misdiagnoses. IMAGING
findingsThe most unusual locations of the tip of the appendix found in healthy subjects included: left inferior quadrant, along the lower edge of the liver near the gallbladder and the right kidney, the tip touching the duodenum, the rectum or appendages, and a long appendix located in the scrotum as the content of a hernia. In these positions, appendicitis may mimic acute diverticulitis, cholecystitis, duodenal ulcer, duodenitis, enteritis, or adnexal or testis pathologies.
conclusionsIt is important to be aware of atypical locations of the appendix because appendicitis in an unusual area may mimic other acute abdominal diseases and delay the proper treatment.
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