Secondary Signs May Improve the Diagnostic Accuracy of Equivocal Ultrasounds for Suspected Appendicitis in Children

INTRODUCTION: Ultrasound (US) is the preferred imaging modality for evaluating appendicitis. Our purpose was to determine if including secondary signs (SS) improves diagnostic accuracy in equivocal US studies. METHODS: Retrospective review identified 825 children presenting with concern for appendic...

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Publicat a:J Pediatr Surg
Autors principals: Partain, Kristin N., Patel, Adarsh, Travers, Curtis, McCracken, Courtney, Loewen, Jonathan, Braithwaite, Kiery, Heiss, Kurt F., Raval, Mehul V.
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: 2016
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5018916/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27039121
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.03.005
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