Timely sonographic diagnosis of appendicitis can be critical for pediatric patients, as perforation rate is inversely related to the child’s age, and atypical signs and symptoms can commonly obscure the clinical diagnosis.¹ In experienced hands, pediatric sonography for appendicitis has a high sensitivity and specificity and spares the child radiation.² Our educational poster entitled “Unusual Appendicitis Presentations” has been authored by experienced sonographers and will cover the following: 1. Scanning protocols and techniques used at our institution 2. Helpful tips that go beyond routine imaging to detect difficult appendicitis findings 3. Uncommon cases including neonatal, duplicated, mucinous, gangrenous, and disrupted appendicitis involving the bladder wall 4. Images from each case as well as patient symptoms, imaging findings and surgically confirmed diagnosis 1 McAbee G, Donn S, Mendelson R, McDonnell W, Gonzalez J, Ake J: Medical diagnoses commonly associated with pediatric malpractice lawsuits in the United States. J Amer Acad Pediatrics 2008;122(6):1282–1286. 2 Krishnamoorthi R, Ramarajan N, Wang N, et al. Effectiveness of a staged US and CT protocol for the diagnosis of pediatric appendicitis: reducing radiation exposure in the age of ALARA. Radiology 2011;259(1):231–239. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2018 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2018

Authors: Adams Janet, Gramke Michelle, Hekler Lindsey

Keywords: appendicitis