M.R. RADPEY

[ 1 ] - HOW TO APPROACH THE PATIENT SUSPECTED OF HAVING ACUTE APPENDICITIS, INTRODUCING NEW CRITERIA: (TWO OUT OF THREE)

 ABSTRACT Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute surgical abdomen. Inspite of the introduction of ultrasonography, computed tomography scanning and laparoscopy in the years 1987-1997 the difficulty in accurate diagnosis of acute appendicitis has remained the same. Our way of reaching a decision for operating in a patient suspected of having acute appendicitis (which wi...