A prospective study of clinical, sonological and pathological correlation of acute appendicitis
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Surgery - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Appendicitis is most common abdominal emergency. Some predictive scoring system are recommended to decrease negative appendicectomy Aim: To assess the role of clinical finding, Alvarado scoring and ultrasound in diagnose cute appendicitis. Method: one hundred and fifty patient with clinically diagnosis of appendicitis operated after investigation were included in study. Clinical feature, Alvarado score and ultrasound were used for evolution of appendicitis that was confirmed using histopathology. Result: majority of patients presented with fever, vomiting, shifting pain, anorexia and leukocytosis. sensitivity and specificity of Alvarado score as diagnostic tool was84.5% and 22% respectively. Conclusion: we recommend both Alvarado score and ultrasonography criteria should be used to correctly diagnose acute appendicitis and reduced the negative appendicectomy rate.
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Sachin Jadhav, R D Jaykar
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