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Appendicitis with fecalith on computed tomography

Appendicitis with fecalith on computed tomography
A 17-year-old-male. Axial (A) and coronal reconstructed (B) CT scans show a large calcified fecalith (arrows) at the base of a dilated, fluid filled appendix (arrowhead). Note moderate small bowel dilatation and focal mesenteric edema (dashed arrow).
CT: computed tomography.
Courtesy of George Taylor, MD.
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