How to improve the clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis in resource limited settings

被引：16
作者：
Alvarado, Alfredo [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ]
机构：
[1] Soc Laparoscop Surg, Miami, FL USA
[2] Int Coll Surg, Chicago, IL USA
[3] Amer Med Assoc, 515 N State St, Chicago, IL 60610 USA
[4] Amer Coll Emergency Phys, Irving, TX USA
[5] Penn Med Soc, Harrisburg, PA USA
来源：
WORLD JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY SURGERY | 2016年 / 11卷
关键词：
Acute appendicitis; Diagnosis; Alvarado score; UNCOMPLICATED ACUTE APPENDICITIS; COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY; SUSPECTED APPENDICITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; ALVARADO SCORE; CT-SCAN; APPENDECTOMY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;
D O I：
10.1186/s13017-016-0071-8
中图分类号：
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要：
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.
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