"Children with abdominal pain are a diagnostic conundrum. On the one hand those who have appendicitis need to be diagnosed in a timely manner, but on the other hand the most common diagnostic tool we ...

Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department. A small proportion of them usually have appendicitis, and timely detection is essential.

“Unsurprisingly, pediatric centers were able to accurately diagnose appendicitis without heavy reliance on CT scans. This is likely due to their access to high-quality ultrasound capabilities ...

Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department.A small proportion of them usually have appendicitis ...

Researchers found that large pediatric centers achieve low rates of delayed diagnosis of appendicitis while also having the lowest rates of CT use.

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The use of CT scans and MRI for preoperative diagnosis and the selection of ... occurring after appendicectomy or antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated acute appendicitis reported a significantly ...

Increasingly important roles are played by imaging techniques (small bowel MRI, computed tomographic ... intestinal and pelvic diseases such as appendicitis, Meckel's diverticulum, Yersinia ...