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  • Title: Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Appendicitis Uncovers Two Alternate Diagnoses.
    Author: Kornblith AE, Doniger SJ.
    Journal: Pediatr Emerg Care; 2016 Apr; 32(4):262-5. PubMed ID: 26785100.
    Abstract:
    We present two cases of pediatric patients initially presenting with a clinical suspicion of acute appendicitis. In these cases, point-of-care ultrasonography was performed early in the patient's emergency department course, leading to alternate diagnoses. This article highlights a role for point-of-care ultrasound in the diagnoses of two alternate conditions that clinically mimic appendicitis: Meckel diverticulitis and acute ileocecitis. We offer a brief overview of terminology, relevant literature, and ultrasound scanning technique for the right-lower-quadrant point-of-care ultrasound evaluation.
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