RT Book, Section
A1 Ellison, E. Christopher
A1 Zollinger, Jr., Robert M.
A1 Pawlik, Timothy M.
A1 Vaccaro, Patrick S.
A1 Bitans, Marita
A1 Baker, Anthony S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1187821471
T1 Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
T2 Zollinger’s Atlas of Surgical Operations, 11e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260440850
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187821471
RD 2024/09/10
AB Acute  appendicitis  is  a  clinical  diagnosis,  the  accuracy  of  which  has  improved  with  modern  diagnostic  imaging  techniques,  including  computed  tomography  scan  of  the  abdomen  and  pelvis,  which  has  an  accuracy  of  90%  or  more.  The  diagnosis  is  made  using  a  combination  of  history,  physical  examination,  and  laboratory  tests  plus  an  elevated  temperature  and  white  blood  cell  count.  A  positive  imaging  study  is  helpful  and  gives  reassurance  about  the  diagnosis.  In  equivocal  cases,  serial  observations  and  studies  over  time  improve  the  accuracy  of  diagnosis,  but  at  the  risk  of  an  increasing  rate  of  perforation.