CASE 347: APPENDICOLITH, Dr PHAN THANH HAI, Dr LY VAN PHAI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM

Woman 60 yo,  pain  at  RLAQ for one month and was treated with medicine but not  resolving her problem.

Ultrasound  scanning of  abdomen  detected  at  RLAQ  one mass with thickening of the wall  and  hypervascular ( see US images 1, 2,3,4)

WBC  is normal, CRP is raised of  16.55ng/mL.

MSCT with CE  detected one  mass  near  coecum area with   stone  ( CT images 1, 2).q

Operation for  removing of this mass.

It is  a retrocoecal  appendicitis with abssess  and stone in appendiceal lumen [ appendicolith].

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