• Der Radiologe · Jun 1997

    [Appendicitis in childhood].

    • H Hahn, F Höpner, T von Kalle, E Macdonald, F Prantl, I Spitzer, and D Färber.
    • Kinderklinik de TU, Kinderklinik München-Schwabing.
    • Radiologe. 1997 Jun 1;37(6):454-8.

    AbstractFrom 1989 to 1995 high-resolution ultrasonography (US) was performed in 3,546 children (age: 1-17 years) with clinically suspected appendicitis. A total of 518 patients underwent laparotomy; 420 had histologically proven acute or perforated appendicitis (prevalence 11.8%). In these children, the sensitivity, specificity and overall accuracy of US examination were 90%, 97% and 96% respectively. The use of US in clinically doubtful acute abdomen may allow earlier diagnosis of acute appendicitis; in 1995 the rate of unnecessary appendectomy was reduced to 13%.

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