Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis using Modified Alvarado Score and Abdominal Ultrasound

Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis using Modified Alvarado Score and Abdominal Ultrasound

Introduction: Acute Appendicitis (AA) requires prompt surgery to prevent complications, and the diagnosis is mostly based on clinical features where scoring systems like Modified Alvarado Score (MAS) have been found to be helpful. However, as clinical findings tend to be subjective, Abdominal Ultras...

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Main Authors: Aabhas Mishra, Sukumar Santosh Kumar, Anamika Sinha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
diagnostic accuracy
emergency appendectomy
gender
negative appendectomy rate
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/11417/34611_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)%20_PF1(AJ_SHU)_PFA(AJ_SHU)_PB(AJ_SL)_PN(SL).pdf

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