| Summary points: | The authors report a case series of 4 patients in whom a Kashmir (K)-sign was elicited and found positive on the posterior abdominal wall for presence of tenderness in a specific area bound by the 12th rib superiorly, spine medially, lateral margin of posterior abdominal wall laterally, and iliac crest inferiorly, and was found to be present in 3 retrocaecal and 1 paracolic appendicitis. The authors discuss the usefulness of K-sign in the diagnosis of retrocaecal and paracolic appendicitis. |
K-Sign in Retrocaecal Appendicitis: A Case Series
