Contribution of Abdominal Sonography in Acute Appendicitis Diagnostics – Our Experience

Czech version

Authors: D. Šmíd; T. Skalický; V. Třeška
Authors‘ workplace: Chirurgická klinika FN a LF UK v Plzni, přednosta: prof. MUDr. Vladislav Třeška, DrSc.
Published in: Rozhl. Chir., 2009, roč. 88, č. 8, s. 466-468.
Category: Monothematic special - Original

Overview

Acute apendicitis is the most frequent case of acute abdomen. During a two year period (2006–2007) it was performed in Department of Surgery of Faculty Hospital in Pilsen 678 appendectomies, 30 days post-operative mortality rate was 0%. Abdomen ultrasonography like helping method to clinic examination was performed in 313 patients, suspect of acute appendicitis was in 191 patients (61%), in remaining patients was normal ultrasound picture.

Key words:
acute appendicitis – ultrasound – acute abdomen

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