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The sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound in diagnosis of acute appendicitis | ||
| Medical Journal of Tikrit | ||
| Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 152, 2016, Pages 132-141 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Adnan M. Brayyich; Ahmed S. Tawfiq; Mohammed B. Hassan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The use of radiological studies as diagnostic tools in patients with suspected acute appendicitis has increased recently. In this setting, abdominal ultrasonography is viewed as a possible means in diagnosis of acute appendicitis . This prospective study of patients who suspected to have acute appendicitis was undertaken to determine the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound in diagnosing acute appendicitis. The radiologist and surgeon were reviewed to identify 118 referrals for abdominal ultrasound between February 2008 and December 2008 because of a clinical suspicion of acute appendicitis. Of these cases, 81 proceed to surgery for appendicitis, 77 of them proved to be acute appendicitis microscopically . the ultrasound sensitivity , specificity, negative predictive value, and positive predictive value were (57.14%, 94.87%, 54.17%, and 95.65%) respectively. The study concludes a high specificity and lower sensitivity of ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and recommend the use of ultrasound routinely wherever acute appendicitis was suspected | ||
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| The sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound in diagnosis of acute appendicitis | ||
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