Ultrasonographic evaluation of cecal appendix diameter in pediatric population.
Marcos Roberto Gomes de QueirozMiguel José Francisco NetoAntônio Rahal JuniorVictor Arantes JabourGuilherme Neves Lourenço AndradePaulo Savoia Dias da SilvaRodrigo Gobbo GarciaMarcelo Dos Santos PereiraMarina Ramos SantosPedro Andrade Alencar LunaYoshino Tamaki SameshimaFabiana GualMarcelo Guimarães DutraBeatriz Placca GerminoIsabella Ferreira AlvesPublished in: Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2022)
Evaluation of the anteroposterior diameter of the cecal appendix in centimeters in a sample of 196 children aged 0 to15 years revealed a mean diameter of 4.14mm (standard deviation, 0.93mm. There were no significant differences in cecal appendix diameter following stratification by age. Results indicate a single value can be adopted for mean cecal appendix diameter in pediatric populations.