Background Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of the acute abdomen, with an
incidence of 1 per 1000 persons per year. It is one of the main differential diagnoses of …

Background Lack of timely diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) can lead to perforation and
peritonitis, which might be associated with complications such as miscarriage, preterm …

Background: Given the absence of consolidated and standardized international guidelines
for managing pediatric appendicitis and the few strictly data-driven studies in this specific …

Background Historically, US in the paediatric setting has mostly been the domain of
radiologists. However, in the last decade, there has been an uptake of non-radiologist point …

Background Bedside ultrasonography is a promising tool for identification of acute
appendicitis. We assessed the accuracy and clinical value of bedside ultrasonography for …

Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most frequent surgical emergencies, especially in
pediatric populations, with its misdiagnosis in emergency settings presenting significant …

Appendicitis remains a clinical diagnosis. Point of care ultrasound is increasingly available
and offers higher diagnostic accuracy than several routinely performed laboratory …

Background In acute appendicitis, decision‐making around operative intervention for
paediatric patients differs from adults due to a higher weight placed on clinical assessment …

Aim This study examined if the classification systems for acute appendicitis could be applied
in the emergency department as an indicator for surgical consultation, in order to reduce …

Background It has been well established that ultrasound (US) is the initial screening tool for
children with suspected acute appendicitis. However, computed tomography (CT) has …