Abstract
Appendicitis is the one of the most common surgical emergency with a lifetime risk of 8.6% in males and 6.7% in females. The diagnosis of acute appendicitis is predominantly based on clinical findings. When appendicitis manifests in its classic form, it is easily diagnosed and treated. This study tries to correlate between clinically diagnosed acute appendicitis and histopathologically examined specimen. In view of the above, it was decided to study the correlation between the combination of modified Alvarado score (MAS) and ultrasound in reducing negative appendicectomy rates and to determine the accuracy between them.
In our study we found that Ultrasonography and Modified Alvarado Score are both beneficial in diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
Keywords: appendicitis, modified Alvarado score (MAS), appendicectomy.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Thogari Kranthi Kumar
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i6.180
