Aberrant Diagnostic Imaging Resulting in Misdiagnosed Acute Perforated Appendicitis A Case Report

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Authors

Christian Przeslawski, Beaumont Health Resident
Leanne Iorio, Beaumont Health Resident
Jeffrey Gerken, Beaumont Health

Description

300,000 appendectomies are performed every year in the United States with lifetime risk of acute appendicitis in the United States is approximately 9% [1,2].

We present a case where initial diagnostic imaging was consistent with perforated sigmoid diverticulitis with definitive diagnosis at the time of surgery being acute perforated appendicitis.

Publication Date

5-4-2023

Disciplines

Surgery

Recommended Citation

Przeslawski C, Iorio L, Gerken J. Aberrant diagnostic imaging resulting in misdiagnosed acute perforated appendicitis a case report. Presented at Beaumont Hospital Farmington Hills 2023 Alvin Yarrows Research Day; 2023 May 4; Farmington Hills, MI.

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2023 Alvin Yarrows Research Day at Beaumont Hospital Farmington Hills, Farmington Hills, MI, May 4, 2023.