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- Eric Scheier, Britta Budde-Schwartzman, Valery Kartun, and Uri Balla.
- Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Rehovot, Israel.
- J Emerg Med. 2020 Sep 1; 59 (3): 413-417.
BackgroundRetrocecal appendicitis may be challenging to find. We present the first case series in which retrocecal appendicitis was found on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS).Case ReportsIn each of the five cases, appendicitis was found by a pediatric emergency physician in the right periumbilical region or right upper quadrant. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: The POCUS practitioner should scan both the right upper and right lower quadrant of the abdomen in search of appendicitis, as well as in search of signs of perforation.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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