Contribution of abdominal sonography in acute appendicitis diagnostics--our experience
Smíd, D.; Skalický, T.; Treska, V.
Rozhledy V Chirurgii Mesicnik Ceskoslovenske Chirurgicke Spolecnosti 88(8): 466-468
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-9351 PMID: 20055304 Document Number: 635172
Acute apendicitis is the most frequent case of acute abdomen. During a two year period (2006-2007) it was performed in Department of Surgery of Faculty Hospital in Pilsen 678 appendectomies, 30 days post-operative mortality rate was 0%. Abdomen ultrasonography like helping method to clinic examination was performed in 313 patients, suspect of acute appendicitis was in 191 patients (61%), in remaining patients was normal ultrasound picture.