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Fig. 4

From: Predictive ability of CT findings in the differentiation of complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis: a retrospective investigation of 201 patients undergone appendectomy at initial admission

Fig. 4

Moderate-to-severe periappendiceal fat stranding. An axial CT image of a 40-year-old man presenting with a 48-h onset of right lower quadrant pain, elevated white blood cell counts (14,010 cells/mm3) and neutrophilia (85.2% neutrophils) shows a dilated appendix with mucosal hyperenhancement and moderate-to-severe periappendiceal fat stranding (arrows). Gangrenous appendicitis was confirmed at surgery and histopathology

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