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CHAPTER 53 The Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract 1861

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FIG. 53.44 Perforated Appendicitis. (A) Localized complex luid

collection under the liver (arrows) was found to be an abscess caused

by perforated appendicitis. (B) Enlarged gangrenous appendix with

disrupted mucosal lining. (C) Enlarged, hypoechoic appendix with nearcomplete

loss of the normal echogenic mucosal stripe (arrows), indicating

a gangrenous appendix and likely perforation. (D) Complex free luid in

the right lower quadrant (arrows) can be seen with peritonitis caused by

perforated appendicitis. (E) Marked thickening of the periappendiceal fat

indicates edema with probable perforation (arrows).

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