Validity of RIPASA scoring system as a diagnostic tool of acute appendicitis in comparison with Alvarado scoring system in the Arab population
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Acute appendicitis: diagnostic accuracy of Alvarado scoring system.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the usefulness of the Alvarado scoring system in reducing the percentage of negative appendectomy in our unit. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted, comprising 110 patients, admitted to Surgical Unit I, Civil Hospital, Karachi, in 2011 with a preliminary diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Patients of both sexes and all age groups except younger than ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Surgery Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2349-2902,2349-3305
DOI: 10.18203/2349-2902.isj20182212