Preferred Label : reverse 3 sign;
Definition : External impression on cecum in the shape of a reversed 3 on a barium enema. Suggests
acute appendicitis; center of 3 is inflamed lumen of appendix.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35478;
Associated condition(s)
External impression on cecum in the shape of a reversed 3 on a barium enema. Suggests
acute appendicitis; center of 3 is inflamed lumen of appendix.
