Introduction: Despite many advances in diagnosis, diagnosing appendicitis remains difficult. Various diagnostic scoring systems have been developed an attempt to improve the accuracy of acute appendicitis. The study aimed determine Modified Alvarado and Eskelinen score correlate histopathological findings with severity Materials Methods: A prospective was conducted TUTH including 84 patients a ...

This article is a general review of the diagnostic tools that the clinician can use for the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis with emphasis on the Alvarado Score, and it is aimed principally to the medical practitioners in different parts of the world where the diagnostic facilities and technological resources are limited.