Title: Role of Ultrasound in Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis
Author: Dr Anwar Saeed Alzahrani
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v4i9.16
To evaluate the accuracy of sonography in diagnosing acute appendicitis in King Fahad General Hospital at Albaha (KFGH). This is a retrospective cross-sectional study being performed in KFGH during 9 months (January, 2015 to July, 2016). We evaluate all admitted patients as a case of acute appendicitis . we divided them to two groups: First group those with pre operative ultrasound study only, and second group those with pre operative ultrasound study confirmed by post operative histopathological study. Then we compare between accuracy of ultrasound and histopathology reports .the collected data include all demographic data , history and physical examination. Ultrasound is more useful less invasive especially in female patients. Keywords: Appendicitis, Ultrasound, Surgery, Radiograph. 1. Stephens PL, Mazzucco JJ.Comparison of ultrasound and the Alvarado score for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Conn.Med. 1999 Mar; 63(3):137-140. 2. Flum DR, Koepsell T. The clinical and economic correlates of misdiagnosed appendicitis. Nationwide analysis. Arch Surg. 2002;137(7):799-804. 3. Douglas CD, Macpherson NE, Davidson PM, Gani JS. Randomized controlled trial of ultrasonography in diagnosis of acute appendicitis ,incorporating the Alvarado score. BMJ. 2000; 321(7266); 919-22 6. 4. Franke C, Böhner H, Yang Q, Ohmann C, Röher HD. Ultrasonography for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: results of a prospective multicenter trial. World J Surg1999; 23(2):141 -146 5. Chesbrough RM, Burkhard TK, Balsara ZN, Goff WB 2nd, Davis DJ. Self-localization in US of appendicitis: an addition to graded compression. Radiology 1993;187(2):349-51 6. Lim HK, Lee WJ, Kim TH, Namgung S, Lee SJ, Lim JH. Appendicitis: usefulness of color Doppler US. Radiology 1996; 201(1):221-25 7. Quillin SP, Siegel MJ. Appendicitis: efficacy of color Doppler sonography. Radiology 1994; 191(2):557-60 8. Mohammad Akbar Ali et al . Role Of Ultrasound In Acute Appendicitis J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2007; 19(3) 9. Subash K C,, Abhijit De, Mahesh Pathak, Brijesh Sathian . Diagnostic Role of Ultrasonography in Acute Appendicitis. American Journal of Public Health Research, 2015, Vol. 3, No. 5A, 23-28.Abstract
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