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3277242

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-3-16
pubmed:abstractText
In nine patients with clinical symptoms of acute appendicitis, graded-compression ultrasound (US) did not depict the appendix but instead demonstrated mural thickening of the terminal ileum and part of the colon, as well as moderately enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes. In one patient a normal appendix was removed; eight patients recovered without treatment. Infection with Campylobacter jejuni was proved in all nine patients. In four patients, an unnecessary appendectomy was avoided because of the US findings. Graded-compression US enables differentiation between acute appendicitis and Campylobacter ileocolitis, a vital differentiation, since surgery is almost certainly not indicated for the latter.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0033-8419
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
166
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
737-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Campylobacter ileocolitis mimicking acute appendicitis: differentiation with graded-compression US.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Westeinde Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article