2015
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.322.3339
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Parasitose intestinale simulant une appendicite à l’échographie: à propos de deux cas

Abstract: L'objectif de ce travail est d'apporter un diagnostic différentiel d'appendicite à l’échographie sur la région de la fosse iliaque droite, destiné notamment aux échographistes mal entrainés ou débutant. Nous rapportons deux cas de parasitoses intestinales découvertes au niveau de la fosse iliaque droite simulant une appendicite. Le premier cas concernait une femme de 45 ans, sans antécédent particulier, référée pour échographie abdominale suite à une douleur de la fosse iliaque droite, apyrétique, sans trouble… Show more

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“… 14,17 It is also important to note that on ultrasound, especially on axial slices, the appendix is somewhat similar to Ascaris lumbricoides , both giving a target appearance. 18 So, it is important to know the difference by highlighting the attachment of the appendix to its base in the cecum. The other differential diagnoses on ultrasound are nasogastric or jejunal feeding tube, surgical drainage tube, a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, or even anormal small bowel during peristalsis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… 14,17 It is also important to note that on ultrasound, especially on axial slices, the appendix is somewhat similar to Ascaris lumbricoides , both giving a target appearance. 18 So, it is important to know the difference by highlighting the attachment of the appendix to its base in the cecum. The other differential diagnoses on ultrasound are nasogastric or jejunal feeding tube, surgical drainage tube, a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, or even anormal small bowel during peristalsis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%