Characterization of Appendicular Pathology using Ultrasonography

Abstract

A descriptive cross sectional study aimed to characterize the appendicular pathology using ultrasonography. The study carried out in Sudan, Algezera State at the Almanagil City(Almanagil Teaching Hospital) during the period from January to June 2017. There were50 patients with symptoms of appendix pathology and exclude other right iliac fossa pathology, scanned trans abdominally using ultrasound machine sonoscape 20 with linear probe(5-7.5MHz) and sector array(3.5 -5MHz ) ( Murtada Ultrasound Clinic ) and other patients were scanned with mindary Digi prince DP- 6600(china), multi frequency curvilinear probe(3.5-5MHz) and sector array(3.5 -5MHz ) (Almanagil Teaching Hospital). The data was collected, classified, analyzed by using SPSS. The study showed that the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of appendix to see how the appendix inflamed or not, and this by either a presence of fluid collection around it or the mass. The analysis of the results found that the appendicular pathology were more in female than male, patients with acute appendicitis(74%) more than appendicular mass(26%), The patients with local abdominal pain(62%) more than patients with general abdominal pain(38%), the appendix situated more common in right iliac fossa(86%). The study conclude , ultrasound helps in diagnosing appendicular pathology and excluding other causes of RIF pain, so the ultrasound is the first choice for diagnosis of appendicular pathology .