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Appendicitis (Pediatric)

Figure 10 : Acute appendicitis with multiple appendicoliths. Multidetector CT (MDCT) in a 5-year-old boy with lower abdominal pain shows several appendicoliths within the dilated lumen, with the larger adjacent to the cecum.

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Large appendicolith may obstruct appendiceal lumen; several appendicoliths may be present more distally (Fig. 9, Fig. 10, Fig. 11, Fig. 12)

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