Background: Acute appendicitis represents the most frequent reason for abdominal surgery
in children. Since diagnosis can be challenging various scoring systems have been …

Introduction The rate of misdiagnosis of appendicitis in children is a challenge and clinical
prediction scores could be part of the solution. However, the pediatric appendicitis score …

Introduction Acute appendicitis can be difficult to diagnose, especially in children< 4 years
old. The aim of the present study was to assess the diagnostic value of Alvarado score (AS) …

Background Acute appendicitis can be difficult to diagnose, especially in children.
Appendicitis scoring systems have been developed as a diagnostic tool to improve the …

Objective To identify the factors that facilitate the diagnosis of pediatric appendicitis.
Methods Institutionally approved retrospective, single center analysis of all patients with …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to compare the results of the Alvarado and
Pediatric Appendicitis Score (PAS) scoring systems and to establish which one is more …

Purpose To clarify the clinical features of appendicitis in preschool children and to explore
clinical appendicitis scoring systems in this age group. Methods We retrospectively collected …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The aims of the study were to prospectively evaluate the Alvarado and
Samuel (pediatric appendicitis score [PAS]) appendicitis scoring systems in children and …

BackgroundAcute appendicitis is the most common surgical condition of children.
Differential diagnosis of an acutely inflamed appendix in children includes a vast variety of …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: This article evaluates the performance of the previously published
Alvarado and Samuel appendicitis scoring systems in a prospectively identified pediatric …