Sonography for appendicitis: Nonvisualization of the appendix is an indication for active clinical observation rather than direct referral for computed tomography

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 455-461

  Stewart, Jessica K ^a   Olcott, Eric W ^a,b   Jeffrey, Brooke R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Appendicitis; CT; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATCHFUL WAITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; WATCHFUL WAITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866153789     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.21928     Document Type: Article

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