Open AccessMagnetic resonance imaging reduces the rate of unnecessary operations in pregnant patients with suspected acute appendicitis: a retrospective study
Author(s) -
Beatrice Lukenaite,
Raminta Lukšaitė-Lukštė,
Saulius Mikalauskas,
Artūras Samuilis,
Kęstutis Strupas,
Tomas Poškus
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of surgical treatment and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2288-6796
pISSN - 2288-6575
DOI - 10.4174/astr.2021.100.1.40
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , retrospective cohort study , acute appendicitis , appendicitis , ultrasound , radiology , surgery
This is a retrospective single-institution study performed to compare the rate of unnecessary operations in pregnant women with suspected acute appendicitis with and without the use of MRI.