The non-visualized appendix and secondary signs on ultrasound for pediatric appendicitis in the community hospital setting.

Background: Secondary signs of appendicitis on ultrasound may aid with diagnosis in the setting of a non-visualized appendix (NVA). This role has not been shown in the community hospital setting.

Materials And Methods: All right lower quadrant ultrasounds performed in children for clinical suspicion of appendicitis over a 5-year period in a single community hospital were evaluated.