The accuracy of abdominal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis
Source
Issue
Vol. 26, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2020), pp.61-64, 4 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah College of Medicine
Publication Date
2020-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Acute appendicitis is the most common causes of abdominal emergencies that necessitate surgical intervention.
This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of abdominal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
This prospective study was performed in Alsadr Teaching Hospital from November 2015 to January 2017 involving 131 patients.
The results showed that 84.
7% of the patients who presented with positive features of acute appendicitis were confirmed by ultrasonographic study, while 15.
2% of the patients showed negative ultrasound examination confirmation.
In conclusion, ultrasound study is effective in the assessment of patients presented with clinical features of acute appendicitis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kazim, Ali Hamid& Khalid, Shayma Yaqub& al-Suwaydi, Wisam Hamzah. 2020. The accuracy of abdominal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Basrah Journal of Surgery،Vol. 26, no. 1, pp.61-64.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-972487
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kazim, Ali Hamid…[et al.]. The accuracy of abdominal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Basrah Journal of Surgery Vol. 26, no. 1 (Jun. 2020), pp.61-64.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-972487
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kazim, Ali Hamid& Khalid, Shayma Yaqub& al-Suwaydi, Wisam Hamzah. The accuracy of abdominal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Basrah Journal of Surgery. 2020. Vol. 26, no. 1, pp.61-64.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-972487
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 64
Record ID
BIM-972487