Ultrasound appendix / right iliac fossa report template
A structured ultrasound appendix / right iliac fossa report template used for ultrasound appendix / right iliac fossa. It covers 3 sections and 12 fields.
Demonstration content. Review and approve this template with your clinical lead before clinical use. Reference values shown in SonoTez are notes only and are never applied automatically.
Technique
Graded-compression high-frequency ultrasound of the right iliac fossa.
What to include: sections and measurements
Appendix
- Position: paracaecal · retrocaecal · pelvic · subhepatic
- Maximal outer diameter (mm)
- Compressibility: compressible · non-compressible
- Wall: normal, layers preserved · thickened · loss of wall layers
- Mural hyperaemia: absent · present
- Appendicolith: absent · present
Right iliac fossa / secondary signs
- Periappendiceal fat: normal · echogenic, inflamed
- Fluid: none · free fluid · loculated collection / abscess
- Collection size (mm)
- Mesenteric lymph nodes: not enlarged · enlarged
- Adjacent small bowel: normal · dilated, reduced peristalsis
Other findings
- Other findings
Writing the impression
Answer the clinical question first, list the remaining findings in order of importance, and keep anything new out of the impression. If a structure was not fully seen, say so and give the reason. See how to write an ultrasound report for wording and certainty terms.