Multimodal ultrasound evaluation of an infectious internal iliac artery pseudoaneurysm complicating perforated infantile appendicitis: a case description
Xiaoying Qi, Ling Wang, Yifei Tan · 2026
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Description
Xiaoying Qi and two co-authors described ultrasound findings in a rare infant emergency in a 2026 case report. Appendicitis is the most common child surgical emergency, yet in infants it is vanishingly rare and bursts in over 80 percent of cases. A 7-month-old boy had nine days of high fever, then a day of bloody stools. First tests and an early ultrasound found nothing clear, and fever held despite antibiotics.
The full case, whose CT findings were reported before, involves a burst appendix complicated by an infected false aneurysm of an internal pelvic artery. This report details the ultrasound side: gray-scale images, Doppler flow patterns, and the steps that led to spotting the vessel problem. The authors argue ultrasound can catch such hidden complications early.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xiaoying Qi, Ling Wang, Yifei Tan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |