Suspected appendicitis in children: US and CT--a prospective randomized study.
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Summary
In inconclusive cases, performing additional abdominal CT can improve diagnostic accuracy and thereby decrease the negative appendectomy rate without an increase in the perforation rate.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2002-06-01
- Cited by
- 245
- References
- 25
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Keywords
Medicine, Appendicitis, Predictive value, Perforation, Radiology
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- Value of Short‐Interval Computed Tomography When Sonography Fails to Visualize the Appendix and Shows Otherwise Normal Findings
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- Imaging and the child with abdominal pain.
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- Prospective Evaluation of a Clinical Practice Guideline for Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Children
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- Structured Management of Patients with Suspected Acute Appendicitis Using a Clinical Score and Selective Imaging (STRAPPSCORE)
- APPENDICITIS IN CHILDREN: IS THERE A ROLE FOR ROUTINE ULTRASONOGRAPHY?
- On the treatment of acute appendicitis in children
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