Is acute appendicitis still misdiagnosed?

Is acute appendicitis still misdiagnosed?

The optimal diagnostics and treatment of acute appendicitis continues to be a challenge. A false positive diagnosis of appendicitis may lead to an unnecessary operation, which has been appropriately termed negative appendectomy. The aim of our study was to identify the effectiveness of preoperative...

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Main Authors: Kryzauskas Marius, Danys Donatas, Poskus Tomas, Mikalauskas Saulius, Poskus Eligijus, Jotautas Valdemaras, Beisa Virgilijus, Strupas Kestutis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2016-01-01
Series:Open Medicine
Subjects:
acute appendicitis
negative appendectomy
delay appendectomy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2016-0045

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