OBJECTIVE. Diagnosing pediatric appendicitis is difficult because clinical findings are
nonspecific. Improved accuracy can be obtained with ultrasound (US), CT, or MRI, despite …

Acute appendicitis (AA) is a common abdominal emergency with a lifetime prevalence of
about 7%. As the clinical diagnosis of AA remains a challenge to emergency physicians and …

Purpose To evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic odds ratios of US, CT, and
MRI as second-line imaging modalities after initial US for assessing acute appendicitis in …

La apendicitis aguda es causa frecuente de asistencia al servicio de urgencias y la
apendicectomía predomina como una de las intervenciones quirúrgicas de urgencia más …

Acute appendicitis represents the most common abdominal surgical urgency/emergency in
children. Imaging remains a central tool in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and has been …

This paper is part of a clinical practice guideline update on the risk assessment, diagnostic
imaging, and microbiological evaluation of complicated intra-abdominal infections in adults …

Background Diagnosis of appendicitis in children is clinically challenging. Computed
tomography (CT) is the gold standard for diagnosis; however, radiation exposure early in life …

Background To facilitate consistent, reliable communication among providers, we developed
a scoring system (Appy-Score) for reporting limited right lower quadrant ultrasound (US) …

Objectives: Computed tomography should be performed after careful consideration due to
radiation hazard, which is why interest in low dose CT has increased recently in acute …

Objective This study aimed to identify the patient characteristics, history factors, physical
examination findings, and sonographic findings, which contribute to a higher risk of the …