Combined Diagnostic Accuracy of Total Leukocyte Count, Neutrophil Count, and Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis
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High Total Leukocyte Count in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis
Objectives: To establish the sensitivity and specificity of the white cell count using auto analyzer in patients presenting with acute appendicitis. Material and Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in the Department of General Surgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad; from March 2010 to February 2011. All adult patients with acute appendicitis undergoing emergenc...
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BACKGROUND The diagnosis of acute appendicitis is mainly clinical and to augment the clinical diagnosis ultrasonography and Computerized Tomographic Scan of the abdomen are also being used to help in diagnosis of the disease; which all carry some inherent limitations. This study was done to establish diagnostic accuracy of Ultrasonography (USG) in acute appendicitis taking histopathology of rem...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cureus
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2168-8184
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.13086