Figure 3From: A therapeutic barium enema is a practical option to control bleeding from the appendix Histological features of the surgical specimen. A gross surgical specimen showed an ulcer in the tip of the appendix with no tumorous lesion (A). The histological sections revealed a severe infiltration of neutrophils and lymphocytes within a shallow ulcer (Hematoxilin eosin staining, ×40) (B).Back to article page