Open AccessComputed Tomography and Ultrasonography Do Not Improve and May Delay the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Appendicitis
Author(s) -
Steven L. Lee,
Alicia J. Walsh,
Hung S. Ho
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
archives of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3644
pISSN - 0004-0010
DOI - 10.1001/archsurg.136.5.556
Subject(s) - medicine , leukocytosis , perforation , appendicitis , emergency department , appendix , radiology , incidence (geometry) , laparoscopy , retrospective cohort study , acute appendicitis , surgery , general surgery , paleontology , materials science , punching , physics , psychiatry , optics , metallurgy , biology
Computed tomography (CT) and ultrasonography (US) do not improve the overall diagnostic accuracy for acute appendicitis.