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Table 7 Computed tomography (CT) findings in patients with pathologically proven appendicitis who were imaged with CT, compared based on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) status

From: Acute appendicitis and SARS-CoV-2 in children: imaging findings at a tertiary children’s hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Fluid-filled Appendicolith Wall thickening Regional inflammation Abscess
SARS-CoV-2 positive 5/5
(100%) 		3/5
(50.0%) 		4/5
(80.0%) 		5/5
(100%) 		0/5
(0%)
SARS-CoV-2 negative 52/64
(81.3%) 		18/64
(28.1%) 		42/64
(65.6%) 		54/64
(84.4%) 		12/64
(18.8%)
P-value 0.58 0.16 0.66 1 0.58
  1. Numbers represent the number of patients in whom the finding was present on CT/the total number in each group
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