Preoperative sonographic diagnosis of acute appendicitis caused by Ascarislumbricoides

Authors
Misra, SP Dwivedi, M Misra, V Singh, PA Agarwal, VK
Citation
Sp. Misra et al., Preoperative sonographic diagnosis of acute appendicitis caused by Ascarislumbricoides, J CLIN ULTR, 27(2), 1999, pp. 96-97
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND
ISSN journal
00912751 → ACNP
Volume
27
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
96 - 97
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-2751(199902)27:2<96:PSDOAA>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Acute appendicitis caused by Ascaris lumbricoides is an uncommon variant of a common disease. We describe a case in which sonography was used for preo perative diagnosis of ascaris appendicitis. (C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc .