Clinical and imaging mimickers of acute appendicitis in the pediatric population

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-74

  Sung, Tammy ^a   Callahan, Michael J ^b   Taylor, George A ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Appendix; Gastrointestinal system; Genitourinary system; Pediatric patients

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CROHN DISEASE; CYST; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INTESTINE INFARCTION; INTESTINE INTUSSUSCEPTION; KIDNEY COLIC; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; MESENTERIC LYMPHADENITIS; OVARY CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; TERATOMA; TORSION; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; ACUTE ABDOMEN; APPENDICITIS; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33644834941     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.04.1380     Document Type: Article

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