Gastrointestinal
Vermiform appendix
Cystic fibrosis
<8 mm
Ultrasound
Patients with cystic fibrosis have larger than usual normal appendix, with sizes ranging 4 from to 14.5 mm (average 8.3 mm).
Reference
Lardenoye SW, Puylaert JB, Smit MJ et-al. Appendix in children with cystic fibrosis: US features. Radiology. 2004;232 (1): 187-9.
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