The Ultrasonographic Findings of Appendiceal Diseases: Benign and Malignant

doi:10.37015/AUDT.2018.180815

Abstract

Abstract:

The appendix is a small pouch-like sac with no fixed anatomical position, narrowing entrance to caecum predisposes to both benign and malignant obstruction in nature. In recent years, ultrasonog-raphy plays an important part in diagnosis of appendiceal diseases. This article aims to describe ul-trasonic assessment of different kinds of appendiceal diseases. We provide an overview of the liter-ature about the ultrasonographic features of appendiceal diseases.

Key words: Appendix; Ultrasound; Appendicitis; Appendiceal neoplasms

Yixuan Wang, Bei Wang, Menene NKONIKA, Hongyu Ding, Hongjun Sun. The Ultrasonographic Findings of Appendiceal Diseases: Benign and Malignant. Advanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Therapy, 2018, 2(2): 150-154.

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