Role of clinical judgment and tissue harmonic imaging ultrasonography in diagnosis of paediatric acute appendicitis

Role of clinical judgment and tissue harmonic imaging ultrasonography in diagnosis of paediatric acute appendicitis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children; yet, diagnosis of equivocal presentations continues to challenge clinicians.</p> <p>Aim</p> <p>The objective of this study was to investigate the...

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Main Authors: Zakaria Ossama, Sultan Tamer A, Khalil Tarek H, Wahba Tamer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Subjects:
Acute appendicitis in Children
Tissue Harmonic Imaging (THI)
Ultrasound scan
Appendicitis clinical score
Online Access:http://www.wjes.org/content/6/1/39

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