Open AccessComparative study of alvarado score and its modifications in the preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis at a tertiary center in Sokoto, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Muktar Muhammad Umar,
I. U. Abubakar,
Stephen Patrick Agbo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nigerian journal of surgery/nigerian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7100
pISSN - 1117-6806
DOI - 10.4103/njs.njs_46_19
Subject(s) - alvarado score , acute appendicitis , center (category theory) , medicine , tertiary care , general surgery , chemistry , crystallography
Decision-making in patients suspected of having acute appendicitis has remained a diagnostic challenge worldwide despite the advances in imaging and appendiceal surgery. There have been efforts to improve the diagnosis of appendicitis using clinical scoring systems.