Fecal loading in the cecum as a new radiological sign of acute appendicitis

Figure 1 Plain radiographs of the abdomen in the presence of acute appendicitis, showing the fecal loading (cecal intraluminal mass consisting of a mixture of soft tissue and internal gas bubble like feces). A: The image of fecal loading in the cecum (arrow) and right colon (arrow); B: The film of another patient with acute appendicitis. Observe residual gross fecal loading with consequent dilatation of the cecum (arrow).