The value of unenhanced CT in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
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OBJECTIVE To establish the accuracy of unenhanced CT in the preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis. DESIGN Accuracy study, prospective and blinded. SETTING The University Hospital. PARTICIPANTS 52 patients with clinical and laboratorial manifestations of acute appendicitis. CT diagnosis was made by: presence of an abnormal appendix, appendiceal calculi with pericecal phlegmon or alterations in the pericecal appendicular site and absence of signs that may lead to other diagnosis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Overall accuracy, comparing the tomographic aspects with the intra-operative findings and pathological reports ("gold standard"). RESULTS Acute appendicitis was confirmed in 44 cases. Efficacy was 92%, sensitivity was 91%, specificity was 100%, positive predictive value was 100% and negative predictive value was 67%. CONCLUSIONS Unenhanced CT presents a similar overall accuracy to that reported by other authors who studied enhanced CT diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
دوره 116 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998