Management of suspected appendicitis in children

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-13

  Acheson, J ^a   Banerjee, J ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; BENCHMARKING; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77149156304     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: 17430593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.168468     Document Type: Review

References (39)

1. Scholer SJ, Pituch K, Orr DP, et al. Clinical outcomes of children with acute abdominal pain. Pediatrics 1996;98:680-5.
2. Benjamin IS, Patel AG. Managing acute appendicitis. BMJ 2002;325:505-6.
3. Humes DJ, Simpson J. Acute appendicitis. BMJ 2006;333:530-4.
4. Rothrock SG, Pagane J. Acute appendicitis in children: emergency department diagnosis and management. Ann Emerg Med 2000;36:39-51.
5. Sivit CJ, Siegel MJ, Applegate KE, et al. When appendicitis is suspected in children. Radiographics 2001;21:247-62; questionnaire 288-94.
6. Wade DS, Marrow SE, Balsara ZN, et al. Accuracy of ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis compared with the surgeon's clinical impression. Arch Surg 1993;128:1039-46.
7. Wilson DH, Wilson PD, Walmsley RG, et al. Diagnosis of acute abdominal pain in the accident and emergency department. Br J Surg 1977;64:250-4.
8. Bergeron E, Richer B, Gharib R, et al. Appendicitis is a place for clinical judgement. Am J Surg 1999;177:460-2.
9. Styrud J, Eriksson S, Segelman J, et al. Diagnostic accuracy in 2,351 patients undergoing appendicectomy for suspected acute appendicitis: a retrospective study 1986-1993. Dig Surg 1999;16:39-44.
10. Saidi RF, Ghasemi M. Role of Alvarado score in diagnosis and treatment of suspected acute appendicitis. Am J Emerg Med 2000;18:230-1.
11. Bundy DG, Byerley JS, Liles EA, et al. Does this child have appendicitis? JAMA 2007;298:438-51.
12. Golledge J, Toms AP, Franklin IJ, et al. Assessment of peritonism in appendicitis. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 1996;78:11-14.
13. Dixon JM, Elton RA, Rainey JB, et al. Rectal examination in patients with pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. BMJ 1991;302;386-8.
14. Kremer K, Kraemer M, Fuchs KH, et al. [The diagnostic value of rectal examination of patients with acute appendicitis]. Langenbecks Arch Chir Suppl Kongressbd 1998;115:1120-2.
15. Dunning PG, Goldman MD. The incidence and value of rectal examination in children with suspected appendicitis. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 1991;73:233-4.
16. Williams R, Mackway-Jones K. White cell count and diagnosing appendicitis in children. Emerg Med J 2002;19:428-9.
17. Wang LT, Prentiss KA, Simon JZ, et al. The use of white blood cell count and left shift in the diagnosis of appendicitis in children. Pediatr Emerg Care 2007;23:69-76.
18. Peltola H, Ahlqvist J, Rapola J, et al. C-reactive protein compared with white blood cell count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children. Acta Chir Scand 1986;152:55-8.
19. Grönroos JM. Do normal leucocyte count and C-reactive protein value exclude acute appendicitis in children? Acta Paediatr 2001;90:649-51.
20. Paajanen H, Mansikka A, Laato M, et al. Novel serum infl ammatory markers in acute appendicitis. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2002;62:579-84.
21. Alvarado A. A practical score for the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Ann Emerg Med 1986;15:557-64.
22. Macklin CP, Radcliffe GS, Merei JM, et al. A prospective evaluation of the modified Alvarado score for acute appendicitis in children. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 1997;79:203-5.
23. Bond GR, Tully SB, Chan LS, et al. Use of the MANTRELS score in childhood appendicitis: a prospective study of 187 children with abdominal pain. Ann Emerg Med 1990;19:1014-18.
24. Kwok MY, Kim MK, Gorelick MH. Evidence-based approach to the diagnosis of appendicitis in children. Pediatr Emerg Care 2004;20:690-701.
25. Samuel M. Pediatric appendicitis score. J Pediatr Surg 2002;37:877-81.
26. Goldman R, Crump S, Stephens D, et al. Prospective validation of a pediatric appendicitis score. Acad Emerg Med 2005;12(Suppl 1):20.
27. Schneider C, Kharbanda A, Bachur R. Evaluating appendicitis scoring systems using a prospective pediatric cohort. Ann Emerg Med 2007;49:778-84.
28. Kharbanda AB, Taylor GA, Fishman SJ, et al. A clinical decision rule to identify children at low risk for appendicitis. Pediatrics 2005;116:709-16.
29. Rao PM, Rhea JT, Novelline RA, et al. Effect of computed tomography of the appendix on treatment of patients and use of hospital resources. N Engl J Med 1998;338:141-6.
30. Smink DS, Finkelstein JA, Garcia Peña BM, et al. Diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children using a clinical practice guideline. J Pediatr Surg 2004;39:458-63.
31. Garcia Peña BM, Mandl KD, Kraus SJ, et al. Ultrasonography and limited computed tomography in the diagnosis and management of appendicitis in children. JAMA 1999;282:1041-6.
32. Peña BM, Taylor GA, Lund DP, et al. Effect of computed tomography on patient management and costs in children with suspected appendicitis. Pediatrics 1999;104:440-6.
33. Friedland JA, Siegel MJ. CT appearance of acute appendicitis in childhood. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1997;168:439-42.
34. Lane MJ, Katz DS, Ross BA, et al. Unenhanced helical CT for suspected acute appendicitis. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1997;168:405-9.
35. Muehlstedt SG, Pham TQ, Schmeling DJ. The management of pediatric appendicitis: a survey of North American pediatric surgeons. J Pediatr Surg 2004;39:875-9.
36. York D, Smith A, Phillips JD, et al. The infl uence of advanced radiographic imaging on the treatment of pediatric appendicitis. J Pediatr Surg 2005;40:1908-11.
37. Puylaert J. Acute appendicitis. Clin Diagn Ultrasound 1994;29:75-91.
38. Williams R, Mackway-Jones K. Abdominal ultrasound in the diagnosis of childhood appendicitis. Emerg Med J 2001;18:211-12.
39. Rosendahl K, Aukland SM, Fosse K. Imaging strategies in children with suspected appendicitis. Eur Radiol 2004;14(Suppl 4):L138-45.