Do not rush into operating and just observe actively if you are not sure about the diagnosis of appendicitis

ÇAVUŞOĞLU Y. H., Erdogan D., Karaman A., Aslan M. K., Karaman I., Tuetuen O. C.

PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL, vol.25, no.3, pp.277-282, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00383-009-2331-0
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.277-282
  • Keywords: Abdominal pain, Appendicitis, Diagnostic errors, Hospitalization, Child, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, CHILDREN, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DELAY
  • Gazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine whether the admission and active observation of children where the diagnosis of acute appendicitis is uncertain is a safe and effective way to improve the diagnostic accuracy of appendicitis and safely reduce the incidence of negative laparotomies without increasing complications.