Menten Renaud, Lebecque Patrick, Saint-Martin Christine, Clapuyt Philippe
Department of Pediatric Radiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, 10, avenue Hippocrate, Brussels B1200, Belgium.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005 Jun;184(6):1901-3. doi: 10.2214/ajr.184.6.01841901.
We sought to investigate whether the outer diameter of the vermiform appendix on cross-sectional sonography is as reliable a criterion with which to confirm acute appendicitis in patients with cystic fibrosis as in those without cystic fibrosis.
The outer appendiceal diameter of 6 mm or more cannot be considered a reliable criterion for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in patients with cystic fibrosis.
