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CT demonstrated a thicken appendix (A), swollen mesoappendix (B) and enlarged tip of the appendix (C).
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CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis demonstrated a thickened appendix with swollen mesoappendix, and without appendicolith (Fig. 1).
The thickened appendix (straight arrow, A & B) and swollen mesoappendix (curved arrow, A, C & D) were presented during surgery. Pus squirted outside the incision of mesoappendix (right angle arrow, D). The cut mesoappendix seemed gangrenous with the naked eyes (arrowhead, E & F).
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The cut mesoappendix seemed gangrenous and no perforation was observed with the naked eye (Fig. 2).