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CTGastrointestinalConfirmedFRCR 2B
Acute appendicitis
Clinical Presentation
A adult patient presents acutely with severe abdominal pain, vomiting, peritoneal guarding, and raised systemic inflammatory markers.
- 1Thickened, non-compressible, blind-ending tubular appendiceal diameter exceeding 6 mm, surrounding mesenteric fat stranding, appendicolith, and wall hyperaemia.