[Appendicitis in childhood].

H Hahn; F Höpner; T von Kalle; E Macdonald; F Prantl; I Spitzer; D Färber

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[Appendicitis in childhood].

H Hahn·F Höpner·T von Kalle·E Macdonald·F Prantl·I Spitzer·D Färber

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From 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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H Hahn, F Höpner, T von Kalle, E Macdonald, F Prantl, I Spitzer, D Färber. 1997. [Appendicitis in childhood].. https://doi.org/10.1007/s001170050238

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