Can the Diagnosis of Appendicitis Be Made Without a Computed Tomography Scan?

Adv Surg. 2017 Sep;51(1):11-28. doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2017.03.002. Epub 2017 May 17.

Authors

Yangyang R Yu¹, Sohail R Shah²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 6701 Fannin Street, Suite 1210, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
² Division of Pediatric Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 6701 Fannin Street, Suite 1210, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: sohailshahmd@gmail.com.

PMID: 28797333
DOI: 10.1016/j.yasu.2017.03.002

No abstract available

Keywords: Alvarado score; Appendicitis; CT; Diagnostic algorithm; MRI; Pediatric appendicitis score; Ultrasonography.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Aged
Appendectomy / methods
Appendicitis / diagnosis
Appendicitis / diagnostic imaging*
Appendicitis / surgery
Child
Diagnostic Imaging / methods
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Physical Examination / methods
Risk Assessment
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Doppler / methods*
Young Adult