The Role of Digital Rectal Examination for Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: Digital rectal examination (DRE) has been traditionally recommended to evaluate acute appendicitis, although several reports indicate its lack of utility for this diagnosis. No meta-analysis has examined DRE for diagnosis of acute appendicitis. OBJECTIVES: To assess the role of DRE for d...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Takada, Toshihiko, Nishiwaki, Hiroki, Yamamoto, Yosuke, Noguchi, Yoshinori, Fukuma, Shingo, Yamazaki, Shin, Fukuhara, Shunichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4557952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26332867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136996

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4557952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26332867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136996

Ejemplares similares