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The purpose of this study was to evaluate appendiceal enlargement as a radiographic criterion for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. We examined medical records and specimens of 190 adults and children who presented to a teaching hospital in New York City with right-lower-quadrant pain and who underwent surgery. Computed tomography (CT), clinical evaluation (based on Alvarado's predictive model)...
The goal of this study was to validate Alvarado's predictive model as a diagnostic test and to assess the effectiveness of computed tomography (CT) scan as a supplemental tool in the evaluation of acute appendicitis. Clinical and radiologic data of 215 patients with acute abdominal pain were evaluated. Clinical assessment was based on positive findings of migration of pain, anorexia, nausea and vomiting,...
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