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AJR 2005; 184:1901-1903
© American Roentgen Ray Society

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Outer Diameter of the Vermiform Appendix: Not a Valid Sonographic Criterion for Acute Appendicitis in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

Renaud Menten1, Patrick Lebecque2, Christine Saint-Martin1 and Philippe Clapuyt1

1 Department of Pediatric Radiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, 10, avenue Hippocrate, Brussels B1200, Belgium.
2 Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium.

OBJECTIVE. We sought to investigate whether the outer diameter of the vermiform appendix on cross-sectional sonography is as reliable a criterion with which to confirm acute appendicitis in patients with cystic fibrosis as in those without cystic fibrosis.

CONCLUSION. The outer appendiceal diameter of 6 mm or more cannot be considered a reliable criterion for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in patients with cystic fibrosis.


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