Current radiological strategies for the assessment of right lower quadrant abdominal pain

Right lower quadrant abdominal pain is a common clinical entity. Imaging and the radiologistplay an integral role in achieving a diagnosis, so guiding prompt management of patients.This review discusses the spectrum of pathology and imaging findings, and highlights and contrasts the preferred imagin...

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Main Authors: Pumersha Naidoo, Bhugwan Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2014-12-01
Series:South African Journal of Radiology
Online Access:https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/695
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spelling doaj-463e3855c425450b8f2ee4971fc453352020-11-24T23:04:28ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Radiology1027-202X2078-67782014-12-01181e1e1510.4102/sajr.v18i1.695601Current radiological strategies for the assessment of right lower quadrant abdominal painPumersha Naidoo0Bhugwan Singh1Department of Radiology, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaDepartment of Surgery, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaRight lower quadrant abdominal pain is a common clinical entity. Imaging and the radiologistplay an integral role in achieving a diagnosis, so guiding prompt management of patients.This review discusses the spectrum of pathology and imaging findings, and highlights and contrasts the preferred imaging modalities in different subsets of patients.https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/695
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title Current radiological strategies for the assessment of right lower quadrant abdominal pain
title_short Current radiological strategies for the assessment of right lower quadrant abdominal pain
title_full Current radiological strategies for the assessment of right lower quadrant abdominal pain
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2078-6778
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description Right lower quadrant abdominal pain is a common clinical entity. Imaging and the radiologistplay an integral role in achieving a diagnosis, so guiding prompt management of patients.This review discusses the spectrum of pathology and imaging findings, and highlights and contrasts the preferred imaging modalities in different subsets of patients.
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