Augmentation of modified Alvarado score with abdominal ultrasound in diagnosis of acute appendicitis
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Modified Alvarado Score in Children with Diagnosis of Appendicitis
Background: Appendicitis is one of the most common abdominal emergency. Some predictive scoring systems are recommended to decrease the rate of negative appendectomy. Aim: To evaluate sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of modified Alvarado score in children who underwent appendectomy. Methods: Four hundred children with initial diagnosis of ap...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Surgery Journal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2349-2902,2349-3305
DOI: 10.18203/2349-2902.isj20205408