[The usefulness of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children]. / Utilidad de la ultrasonografía para el diagnóstico de apendicitis aguda en la infancia.
Cir Pediatr
; 11(2): 67-70, 1998 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-9608144
The main objective of the present report was the evaluation of the utility of echography as a diagnostic method in abdominal pain suspicious of acute appendicitis. A control-case study was performed in 165 children hospitalized for abdominal pain. Appendicitis histologically confirmed were considered cases (n = 110) while control (n = 55) were the not-operated patients (46 children) or the not-confirmed appendicitis after laparotomy (n = 9). The variables considered here were: the results of echography (Eco+ when echography showed signs of acute appendicitis: Eco- when not), the age of the patient (randomized at three groups; < 6, 6-9, > 9 years), and the conclusions of fisical exploration (conclusive or not as acute appendicitis). The results were analyzed statistically with the SPSS program, calculating the following predictive values; sensibility, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value. Odds Radio before and after test and the global value of echography. Authors conclude that ultrasonography as method of support to abdominal exploration for diagnostic in acute appendicitis is manifest and present a global value of 70.90%.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Apendicite
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Cir Pediatr
Assunto da revista:
PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Granada
País de publicação:
Espanha