Acute appendicitis. Modern diagnostics-surgical ultrasound;Akute appendizitis: Moderne diagnostik-der chirurgische ultraschall

Chirurg

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 579-586

  Binnebosel M ^a   Otto, J ^a   Stumpf, M ^a   Mahnken, A H ^a   Gassler N ^a   Schumpelick, V ^a   Truong, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Diagnosis; Graded compression; Ultrasonography; Value

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 70350364804     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00104-009-1684-1     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Al-Khayal KA, Al-Omran MA (2007) Computed tomography and ultrasonography in the diagnosis of equivocal acute appendicitis. A meta-analysis. Saudi Med J 28:173-180.
2. Amgwerd M, Rothlin M, Candinas D et al (1994) Ultrasound diagnosis of appendicitis by surgeons - a matter of experience? A prospective study. Langenbecks Arch Chir 379:335-340.
3. Beyer D, Schulte B, Kaiser C et al (1993) Sonography of acute appendicitis. A 5-year prospective study of 2074 patients. 2. Radiologe 33:399-406.
4. Braun B, Blank W (1989) Ultrasonic diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Ultraschall Med 10:170-176.
5. Cobben L, Groot I, Kingma L et al (2009) A simple MRI protocol in patients with clinically suspected appendicitis: Results in 138 patients and effect on outcome of appendectomy. Eur Radiol 19:1175-1183.
6. De Dombal FT (1991) The diagnosis of acute abdominal pain with computer assistance: Worldwide perspective. Ann Chir 45:273-277.
7. Doria AS, Moineddin R, Kellenberger CJ et al (2006) US or CT for Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Children and Adults? A Meta-Analysis. Radiology 241:83-94.
8. Dreuw B, Truong S, Riesener KP et al (1990) The value of sonography in the diagnosis of appendicitis. A prospective study of 100 patients. Chirurg 61:880-886.
9. Franke C, Bohner H, Yang Q et al (1999) Ultrasonography for diagnosis of acute appendicitis: Results of a prospective multicenter trial. Acute Abdominal Pain Study Group. World J Surg 23:141-146.
10. Gracey D, McClure MJ (2007) The impact of ultrasound in suspected acute appendicitis. Clin Radiol 62:573-578.
11. Hahn HB, Hoepner FU, Kalle T et al (1998) Sonography of acute appendicitis in children: 7 years experience. Pediatr Radiol 28:147-151.
12. Hershko DD, Awad N, Fischer D et al (2007) Focused helical CT using rectal contrast material only as the preferred technique for the diagnosis of suspected acute appendicitis: A prospective, randomized, controlled study comparing three different techniques. Dis Colon Rectum 50:1223-1229.
13. Hollerweger A (2006) Acute appendicitis: Sonographic evaluation. Ultraschall Med 27:412-426.
14. Incesu L, Coskun A, Selcuk MB et al (1997) Acute appendicitis: MR imaging and sonographic correlation. AJR Am J Roentgenol 168:669-674.
15. Incesu L, Yazicioglu AK, Selcuk MB, Ozen N (2004) Contrast-enhanced power Doppler US in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Eur J Radiol 50:201-209.
16. Jeffrey RB Jr, Laing FC, Townsend RR (1988) Acute appendicitis: Sonographic criteria based on 250 cases. Radiology 167:327-329.
17. Kaiser S, Frenckner B, Jorulf HK (2002) Suspected appendicitis in children: US and CT - a prospective randomized study. Radiology 223:633-638.
18. Kessler N, Cyteval C, Gallix B et al (2004) Appendicitis: Evaluation of sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of US, Doppler US, and laboratory findings. Radiology 230:472-478.
19. Khanal BR, Ansari MA, Pradhan S (2008) Accuracy of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Kathmandu Univ Med J 6:70-74.
20. Manner M, Stickel W (2001) Diagnosis in suspected appendicitis. Can ultrasonography rule out acute appendicitis?. Chirurg 72:1036-1042.
21. Meiser G, Meissner K, Sattlegger P (1989) Experimental ultrasound analysis of the appendix. Contribution to improving the diagnosis of acute inflammation in routine clinical practice. Chirurg 60:172-177.
22. Nitta N, Takahashi M, Furukawa A et al (2005) MR imaging of the normal appendix and acute appendicitis. J Magn Reson Imaging 21:156-165.
23. Obermaier R, Benz S, Asgharnia M et al (2003) Value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: Interesting aspects. Eur J Med Res 8:451-456.
24. Preusser R (1981) Ultrasonic diagnosis of acute suppurative appendicitis: A case report (author's transl). Wien Klin Wochenschr 93:587-588.
25. Puylaert JB (1986) Acute appendicitis: US evaluation using graded compression. Radiology 158:355-360.
26. Puylaert JB, Hoekstra F, de Vries BC et al (1987) Radiation appendicitis: Demonstration with graded compression US. Radiology 164:342.
27. Puylaert JB, Rutgers PH, Lalisang RI et al (1987) A prospective study of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of appendicitis. N Engl J Med 317:666-669.
28. Rao PM, Rhea JT, Novelline RA (1999) Helical CT of appendicitis and diverticulitis. Radiol Clin North Am 37:895-910.
29. Rettenbacher T, Hollerweger A, Macheiner P et al (20014) Outer diameter of the vermiform appendix as a sign of acute appendicitis: Evaluation at US. Radiology 218:757-762.
30. Schulte B, Beyer D, Kaiser C et al (1998) Ultrasonography in suspected acute appendicitis in childhood-report of 1285 cases. Eur J Ultrasound 8:177-182.
31. Schwerk WB, Wichtrup B, Rothmund M, Ruschoff J (1989) Ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: A prospective study. Gastroenterology 97:630-639.
32. Seal A (1981) Appendicitis: A historical review. Can J Surg 24:427-433.
33. Sivit CJ, Applegate KE, Stallion A et al (2000) Imaging evaluation of suspected appendicitis in a pediatric population: Effectiveness of sonography versus CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol 175:977-980.
34. Sivit CJ, Siegel MJ, Applegate KE, Newman KD (2001) When appendicitis is suspected in children. Radiographics 21:247-262.
35. Terasawa T, Blackmore CC, Bent S, Kohlwes RJ (2004) Systematic review: Computed tomography and ultrasonography to detect acute appendicitis in adults and adolescents. Ann Intern Med 141:537-546.
36. van RA, Bipat S, Zwinderman AH et al (2008) Acute appendicitis: Meta-analysis of diagnostic performance of CT and graded compression US related to prevalence of disease. Radiology 249:97-106.
37. Wallace CA, Petrov MS, Soybel DI et al (2008) Influence of imaging on the negative appendectomy rate in pregnancy. J Gastrointest Surg 12:46-50.
38. Yu SH, Kim CB, Park JW et al (2005) Ultrasonography in the diagnosis of appendicitis: Evaluation by meta-analysis. Korean J Radiol 6:267-277.
39. Zielke A, Malewski U, Lindlar R et al (1991) Ultrasonic diagnosis in suspected acute appendicitis: Probable or certain indications for surgery? Chirurg 62:743-749.