Peritoneoscopy for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in females of reproductive age
โ Scribed by Jerry Ragland; J. Garza; Jefferson McKenney
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 205 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0930-2794
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Abstract Methods used to improve the accuracy of diagnosis of acute appendicitis are reviewed. Laparoscopy, barium enema, ultrasonography and computer assistance have all been shown to improve accuracy, but no one method is of proven superiority. Such diagnostic aids or intensive in-hospital observa
Subhepatic localization of the appendix is uncommon and rarely diagnosed by radiologic methods when inflamed. We present a case of uncomplicated appendicitis localized to the subhepatic space in which ultrasonography was diagnostic prior to surgery.