Can computed tomography scan be performed effectively in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis without the added morbidity of rectal contrast?

American Surgeon

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 917-920

  Dearing, Daniel D ^a   Recabaren, James A ^a   Alexander, Magdi ^a,b  

^a HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; ENEMA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ENEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 55949127653     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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