Bowel-GI - Normal Appendix - Cross Section Measured
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12 y/o M with nausea vomiting fevers and vague “belly pain.” Patient mildly tender in suprapubic area. POCUS visualized a normal appendix is seen. A normal appendix is identified by a blind-ending tubular structure that is <6mm diameter measured from outer wall to outer wall (although 6mm-7mm has also been described). This patient’s appendix was measure to be 5.1mm. Dr. Sathya Subramaniam - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia