Role-of Ultrasound in Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis

Volume 9 , Issue 1 , September 2007 , Pages 107-114

Authors

Hiwa O. Ahmed 1 ; Tahir Arif 2 ; Alla Abdulkadir Shalli 2

1 College of Medicine - University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region/ Iraq.

2 Sulaimani Technical Institute, Kurdistan Region/ Iraq'

DOI logo 10.17656/jzs.10154

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Abstract

In this work the authors have tried a prospective study over 5 years to evaluate the role ofultrasound,
in non selected groups of patients rvith-lowir abdominal pain & suspicion of acute appendicitis, all the
ultrasound examinations done by two ultrasonographists.
Although ultrasound is a simple, cost-effectivi, non-invasive investigation with high acceptance by the
patients, itinical examination iemains a cornerstone of the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and it is
superior to ultrasound examination in diagnosis of cases of acute appendicitis.

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