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Isolated Infarction of the Cecum: CT Findings in Two Patients

2000; Radiological Society of North America; Volume: 214; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1148/radiology.214.2.r00fe15513

1527-1315

A. Michael Simon, Bernard A. Birnbaum, Jill E. Jacobs,

Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas

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.