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Imaging of acute right lower quadrant abdominal pain: differential diagnoses beyond appendicitis

verfasst von: Matthew T. Heller, Alexander Hattoum

Erschienen in: Emergency Radiology | Ausgabe 1/2012

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Abstract

Evaluation of acute right lower quadrant pain remains a common and challenging clinical scenario for emergency medicine physicians due to frequent nonspecific signs, symptoms, and physical examination findings. Therefore, imaging has evolved to play a pivotal role in the emergency setting. While appendicitis is a common cause for acute pain, there are numerous other important differential considerations with which the radiologist must be aware. The purpose of this review is to list an anatomy-based, encompassing differential diagnosis in addition to acute appendicitis for right lower quadrant pain; demonstrate the key imaging findings of numerous differential considerations; and describe helpful imaging and clinical features useful in narrowing the differential diagnosis.

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Titel: Imaging of acute right lower quadrant abdominal pain: differential diagnoses beyond appendicitis
verfasst von: Matthew T. Heller
Alexander Hattoum
Publikationsdatum: 01.01.2012
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: Emergency Radiology / Ausgabe 1/2012
Print ISSN: 1070-3004
Elektronische ISSN: 1438-1435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-011-0997-9

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