Open AccessClinical and Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis
Author(s) -
Tan LTH,
Ong KL
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490790401100209
Subject(s) - medicine , acute appendicitis , appendicitis , emergency department , clinical diagnosis , radiology , intensive care medicine , surgical emergency , acute abdominal pain , general surgery , emergency physician , abdominal pain , surgery , psychiatry
Appendicitis is one of the most common acute abdominal conditions encountered in the Emergency Department. It is a surgical condition that can affect any person of any age and often with varying clinical presentations. In the majority of cases, the diagnosis is straightforward. However in some, the diagnosis requires a heightened clinical suspicion. The application of adjuvant laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging helps to reduce the associated complications, morbidity and mortality of delayed diagnosis.