Publication at Second Faculty of Medicine |
1999
Abstract
AIM: The aim of the study was to assess the value of sonography in detecting the normal appendix and in identifying abnormality. METHODS: The appendiceal wall thickness (normal: 6 mm (range, 6.2-12 mm); a histopathologic proof of noninflamed appendix was obtained in seven of these.
CONCLUSIONS: A normal appendix can be visualized in a high percentage of cases and it may present with an outer diameter >6 mm (the widely-accepted upper limit of normal) due to the inspissated faecal material within the lumen. A significant percentage of early appendicitis can resolve spontaneously, especially when confined to the appendiceal tip.