Contribution of Abdominal Sonography in Acute Appendicitis Diagnostics – Our Experience
Authors:
D. Šmíd; T. Skalický; V. Třeška
Authors place of work:
Chirurgická klinika FN a LF UK v Plzni, přednosta: prof. MUDr. Vladislav Třeška, DrSc.
Published in the journal:
Rozhl. Chir., 2009, roč. 88, č. 8, s. 466-468.
Category:
Monothematic special - Original
Summary
Acute apendicitis is the most frequent case of acute abdomen. During a two year period (2006–2007) it was performed in Department of Surgery of Faculty Hospital in Pilsen 678 appendectomies, 30 days post-operative mortality rate was 0%. Abdomen ultrasonography like helping method to clinic examination was performed in 313 patients, suspect of acute appendicitis was in 191 patients (61%), in remaining patients was normal ultrasound picture.
Key words:
acute appendicitis – ultrasound – acute abdomen
Zdroje
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Štítky
Surgery Orthopaedics Trauma surgeryČlánok vyšiel v časopise
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