Diseases of the colon and rectum
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Comparative Study
Accuracy of serum C-reactive protein measurements in diagnosis of acute appendicitis compared with surgeon's clinical impression.
Diagnosis of acute appendicitis is established generally by the surgeon's clinical impression. Today, negative laparotomy rate because of clinical diagnosis is still 15 to 25 percent. ⋯ We found that elevated serum CRP levels support surgeon's clinical diagnosis. We recommend CRP measurement as a routine laboratory test in patients with suspected diagnosis of acute appendicitis.