ePoster - The grumpy stump - ultrasound and stump appendicitis.

What is it about?

This is the abstract of a poster presented at the Annual International Conference of the Australasian Sonographer's Association in Melbourne, Australia (May 2016). The poster described a potential case of stump appendicitis, a condition where the base of a surgically removed appendix can become inflamed, weeks or even years after the appendix is removed.

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Why is it important?

It is important to know about stump appendicitis, as often when asking a patient with abdomen pain and discovering they have had their appendix removed, appendicitis is dismissed as a potential cause for their pain.