Acute appendicitis in a child with nonspecific signs and symptoms and nondiagnostic sonography: Necessity of computed tomography

Acute appendicitis is a common acute abdomen in children, especially in children over 5 years old. Although the incidence rate is lower than that of adults, the disease is more serious than adults. The rate of complication of peritonitis and perforation of appendix is even high. Generally, abdominal...

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Main Authors: Tieshan Liu, M Med, Lina Wang, BN Nursing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321003733