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→Acute appendicitis: normal diameter
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*May be perforated (best determined on gross). | *May be perforated (best determined on gross). | ||
*+/-Fibrinous exudate. | *+/-Fibrinous exudate. | ||
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*Normal diameter of appendix (based on CT): 6.6 +/- 1.5 mm.<ref name=pmid21344807>{{Cite journal | last1 = Charoensak | first1 = A. | last2 = Pongpornsup | first2 = S. | last3 = Suthikeeree | first3 = W. | title = Wall thickness and outer diameter of the normal appendix in adults using 64 slices multidetector CT. | journal = J Med Assoc Thai | volume = 93 | issue = 12 | pages = 1437-42 | month = Dec | year = 2010 | doi = | PMID = 21344807 }}</ref> | |||
**Similar numbers are found in another study.<ref name=pmid17457270>{{Cite journal | last1 = Huwart | first1 = L. | last2 = El Khoury | first2 = M. | last3 = Lesavre | first3 = A. | last4 = Phan | first4 = C. | last5 = Rangheard | first5 = AS. | last6 = Bessoud | first6 = B. | last7 = Menu | first7 = Y. | title = [What is the thickness of the normal appendix on MDCT?]. | journal = J Radiol | volume = 88 | issue = 3 Pt 1 | pages = 385-9 | month = Mar | year = 2007 | doi = | PMID = 17457270 }}</ref> | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||