Title: Pediatric ultrasound and appendicitis (submitted by Katherine Baugher, DO) - part 2

Posted: 5/24/2013 by Mimi Lu, MD (Updated: 5/24/2013)

Ultrasound findings of appendicitis

noncompressible appendix with an outer diameter in any portion > 6mm
appendicolith
hyperechoic periappendiceal fat
loss of echogenic submucosal layer
increased blood flow of the appendix on color Doppler ultrasound scanning
periappendiceal collections seen in the absence of a visualized abnormal appendix