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The result of the US examination can be false-negative (a) if the inflamed appendix is overlooked; (b) if the inflamed appendix is overlooked and other sonographically demonstrable abnormalities (e.g., a right-sided ovarian cyst) are erroneously considered responsible for the patient’s symptoms, while in fact appendicitis is present; (c) if the inflamed appendix is visualized but is erroneously considered to be not inflamed or is not recognized as the appendix.
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Puylaert, J.B.C.M. (1992). Pitfalls in the Ultrasound Diagnosis of Appendicitis. In: Anderegg, A., Despland, P.A., Henner, H., Otto, R. (eds) Ultraschalldiagnostik ’91. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-47607-5_3
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