Appendicitis versus non-specific acute abdominal pain: Paediatric Appendicitis Score evaluation
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a Sección de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain b Unidad de apoyo a la Investigación, Hospital Universitario Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain c Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Universitario Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain d Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur, Hospital Universitario Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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[Appendicitis versus non-specific acute abdominal pain: Paediatric Appendicitis Score evaluation].
INTRODUCTION Non-specific acute abdominal pain is the most common process requiring differential diagnosis with appendicitis in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to assess the Paediatric Appendicitis Score in differentiating between these two entities. MATERIAL AND METHODS All patients admitted due to suspicion of appendicitis were prospectively evaluated in our hospital over a two...
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