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Figure 3 : Ultrasound examination of patients with . Transverse US scan of the appendix shows the characteristic target sign. In this case, the innermost portion is hyperechoic, compatible with an appendicolith.
Obstructive in children: center of target is hypoechoic because of fluid or pus in lumen of appendix (Fig. 3, Fig. 4)
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