Preferred Label : dilated transverse colon sign;
Definition : Dilated transverse colon with empty cecum and ascending colon on a frontal radiograph.
Suggests appendicitis, often with perforated appendix.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35145;
Associated condition(s)
Dilated transverse colon with empty cecum and ascending colon on a frontal radiograph.
Suggests appendicitis, often with perforated appendix.
