Isolated infarction of the cecum: CT findings in two patients.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Colonic ischemia isolated to the cecum is a rare entity. The authors evaluated two patients who underwent computed tomography (CT) because appendicitis was suspected at clinical examination. CT findings were suggestive of isolated cecal ischemia or infarction. Surgical-histopathologic findings helped confirm the presumptive CT diagnoses. Isolated cecal infarction should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute right lower quadrant pain.
Medical subject headings
- Cecum
- Infarction
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed