Backround The electronic diagnostic tools of acute appendicitis present serious
disadvantages, thus some clinical scores have been formed in order to reach the diagnosis …

Preoperative differentiation of complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis is challenging.
The research goal was to construct a new intelligent diagnostic rule that is accurate, fast …

Abstract Background Clinical prediction rules (CPRs) provide an objective method of
assessment in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. There are a number of available CPRs …

Background Acute appendicitis remains difficult-to-diagnose in spite of being a common
acute abdominal condition. Early and correct diagnosis is essential either to proceed with …

Introducción y objetivos La apendicitis aguda es la primera causa de las urgencias
quirúrgicas. Permanece como un diagnóstico difícil de establecer, particularmente entre …

Background In the last decades, several clinical scores have been developed and currently
used to improve the diagnosis and risk management of patients with suspected acute …

Methods: Our study prospectively evaluated AA patients that were treated in a tertiary
hospital's emergency department. The obtained data were used to calculate Alvarado …

Objective Studies have investigated sensitivity and specificity of symptoms and tests for
diagnosing appendicitis in children. Less is known with regard to the predictive value of …

Introduction and objectives Acute appendicitis is the first cause of surgical emergencies. It is
still a difficult diagnosis to make, especially in young persons, the elderly, and in …

Background One of the most common acute conditions managed by general surgeons is
acute appendicitis. Laparoscopic appendicectomy (LA) is the surgical technique used by …