Modified Alvarado Scoring System as a diagnostic tool for Acute Appendicitis at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Decision-making in patients with acute appendicitis poses a diagnostic challenge worldwide, despite much advancement in abdominal surgery. The Modified Alvarado Scoring System (MASS) has been reported to be a cheap and quick diagnost...

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Main Authors: Rambau Peter, Mabula Joseph B, Kanumba Emmanuel S, Chalya Phillipo L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2482/11/4