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Diagnostic reliability of pediatric appendicitis score, ultrasound and low-dose computed tomography scan in children with suspected acute appendicitis

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of appendicitis in children is clinically challenging. Computed tomography (CT) is the gold standard for diagnosis; however, radiation exposure early in life is a concern with this technique. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the diagnostic reliability of low-dose...

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Autores principales: Sayed, Ashraf Othman, Zeidan, Nancy Selim, Fahmy, Dalia Monir, Ibrahim, Hossam A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5505679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28740395
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S134153