Ascending retrocecal appendicitis presenting with right upper abdominal pain: Utility of computed tomography

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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2009; 15(28): 3576-3579
Published online Jul 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3576

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Figure 4 A 27-year-old man with recurrent right upper abdominal pain. A: Ultrasound showed a hypoechoic area in the subphrenic (straight arrow) and subhepatic (broken arrow) region; B: Confirmation by contrast-enhanced CT; C: CT also showed a thickened gallbladder wall (curved arrow), subhepatic collection (white arrow) and inflammation in the perinephric region; D: Another caudal section shows a thickened appendix with inflammatory stranding in the perinephric region.

Citation: Ong EMW, Venkatesh SK. Ascending retrocecal appendicitis presenting with right upper abdominal pain: Utility of computed tomography. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(28): 3576-3579
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i28/3576.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.3576