Role Of Modified Alvarado Score In The Diagnosis Of Acute Appendicitis.

Acute appendicitis is one of the most common causes of right iliac fossa pain that require emergent surgical intervention. The diagnosis is made predominantly on the basis of clinical criteria. The diagnosis may be elusive in a few cases, thus leading to a negative appendicectomy. The Alvarado scoring system, which is based on a set of clinical and laboratory criteria, has therefore been developed to make the diagnosis of this condition easier and more accurate. The present study aims at studying the role of the Alvarado score in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis warranting emergency appendicectomy.