Ultrasound revealed appendicitis with low probability in 10 ... "If the appendix is detectable at ultrasonography and its appearance is normal and/or if an unequivocal differential diagnosis ...

To characterize preoperative CT and ultrasound use among pediatric appendectomy ... Overall, 7.3% were ultimately diagnosed as normal appendix and 23.6% were diagnosed with perforated appendicitis.

The remaining three children had normal ultrasound findings, and appendicitis was confirmed by CT. Therefore, the sensitivity of ultrasound in detecting appendicitis when the appendix could not be ...

The ability to single out children who did not have appendicitis also was substantially improved, the researchers noted. In children where the ultrasound showed neither a normal appendix nor ...

The authors recommend ultrasound, followed by CT scan in patients with normal or inconclusive ultrasounds. 3 In women, symptoms similar to those of appendicitis can be due to pathology of the ...

But the study found that the UK has the highest rate of “normal ... the UK ultrasound is frequently inconclusive.” Researchers looked at children aged five to 15 with suspected appendicitis ...