Utility and Accuracy of Primary and Secondary Ultrasonographic Signs for Diagnosing Acute Appendicitis in Pediatric Patients

Introduction Making an accurate diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) is vital to prevent the morbid complications associated with untreated AA. This is challenging in up to 30% of pediatric patients which is a significantly high number. Ultrasound (US) has been generally used as the initial mode of...

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Autores principales: Mirza, Waseem A, Naveed, Mujtaba Z, Khandwala, Kumail
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Pediatric Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6395012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30854267
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3779

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6395012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30854267
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3779

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