Comparative Study between Ultrasonography & the Alvarado Score in Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis - A Study of 110 Cases
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 6
Abstract
Acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies encountered by surgeon. The diagnostic accuracy in these cases should be high because negative appendectomy carries significant morbidity as there is a great risk for abdominal adhesions after appendectomy. Ultrasound is operator dependant for diagnosing acute appendicitis. Alvarado scoring is a simple additive scoring system for quick diagnosis of acute appendicitis. A comparative study of cases with ultrasound & Alvarado scoring system was carried out in the department of general & laparoscopic surgery, VSSIMSAR, Burla, Odisha march 2016 to march 2017 to ascertain both procedures.
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Dr Harekrishna Majhi
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