TY - JOUR
T1 - Non-fecalith-induced appendicitis
T2 - etiology, imaging, and pathology
AU - Swischuk, Leonard E.
AU - Chung, Dai H.
AU - Hawkins, Hal K.
AU - Jadhav, Siddharth P.
AU - Radhakrishnan, Ravi
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge support from the Departments of Radiology, Pathology, and Pediatric Surgery, the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, American Society of Emergency Radiology.
PY - 2015/12/1
Y1 - 2015/12/1
N2 - This study aims to document the imaging and pathology findings in non-fecalith-induced appendicitis. We reviewed the imaging and pathologic findings in 40 patients with histologically proven purulent appendicitis seen over a 2-year period. Findings documented were (1) total appendiceal involvement, (2) predominant appendiceal tip involvement, (3) presence of a fecalith, and (4) presence of lymphoid hyperplasia. There were a total of 40 patients, 28 males and 12 females. The age range was 2–18 years with a mean of 11.5 years. Twenty-two (55 %) patients demonstrated classic purulent appendicitis of the whole appendix, 20 (91 %) of these appendices had a fecalith. Eighteen (45 %) patients demonstrated purulent appendicitis confined to or predominately involving the tip of the appendix, and all 18 (100 %) patients demonstrated marked lymphoid hyperplasia. Only two (11 %) of these appendices had a fecalith. Overall, a fecalith was found in only 55 % of our cases, while 45 % demonstrated no fecalith, but rather marked lymphoid hyperplasia. Lymphoid hyperplasia appeared to be the underlying predisposing cause of purulent appendicitis in these cases.
AB - This study aims to document the imaging and pathology findings in non-fecalith-induced appendicitis. We reviewed the imaging and pathologic findings in 40 patients with histologically proven purulent appendicitis seen over a 2-year period. Findings documented were (1) total appendiceal involvement, (2) predominant appendiceal tip involvement, (3) presence of a fecalith, and (4) presence of lymphoid hyperplasia. There were a total of 40 patients, 28 males and 12 females. The age range was 2–18 years with a mean of 11.5 years. Twenty-two (55 %) patients demonstrated classic purulent appendicitis of the whole appendix, 20 (91 %) of these appendices had a fecalith. Eighteen (45 %) patients demonstrated purulent appendicitis confined to or predominately involving the tip of the appendix, and all 18 (100 %) patients demonstrated marked lymphoid hyperplasia. Only two (11 %) of these appendices had a fecalith. Overall, a fecalith was found in only 55 % of our cases, while 45 % demonstrated no fecalith, but rather marked lymphoid hyperplasia. Lymphoid hyperplasia appeared to be the underlying predisposing cause of purulent appendicitis in these cases.
KW - Appendicitis
KW - Imaging
KW - Lymphoid hyperplasia
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84948078546&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84948078546&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10140-015-1338-1
DO - 10.1007/s10140-015-1338-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 26293120
AN - SCOPUS:84948078546
VL - 22
SP - 643
EP - 649
JO - Emergency Radiology
JF - Emergency Radiology
SN - 1070-3004
IS - 6
ER -