Title: Pediatric ultrasound and appendicitis (submitted by Katherine Baugher, DO) - part 2<br/>Author: Mimi Lu<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/185/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
        Ultrasound findings of appendicitis</p>
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                noncompressible appendix with an outer diameter in any portion > 6mm</li>
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                appendicolith</li>
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                hyperechoic periappendiceal fat</li>
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                loss of echogenic submucosal layer</li>
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                increased blood flow of the appendix on color Doppler ultrasound scanning</li>
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                periappendiceal collections seen in the absence of a visualized abnormal appendix</li>
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        Ultrasound images:<br />
        <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9jKM6x52nk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9jKM6x52nk</a><br />
        <a href="http://sonocloud.org/watch_video.php?v=MWHM3D7KD25H">http://sonocloud.org/watch_video.php?v=MWHM3D7KD25H</a><br />
        <a href="http://sonocloud.org/watch_video.php?v=54862AYWGHGA">http://sonocloud.org/watch_video.php?v=54862AYWGHGA</a></p>