Should Alvarado and Ohmann scores be real indicators for diagnosis of appendicitis and severity of inflammation?

Yilmaz, Eyup; Kapci, Mucahit; Çelik, Sebahattin; Manoglu, BERKE; Avcil, Mucahit; Karacan, Erkan

doi:10.5505/tjtes.2016.89894

Should Alvarado and Ohmann scores be real indicators for diagnosis of appendicitis and severity of inflammation?

Yilmaz E. M., Kapci M., Çelik S., Manoglu B., Avcil M., Karacan E.

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, cilt.23, sa.1, ss.29-33, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2017
Doi Numarası: 10.5505/tjtes.2016.89894
Dergi Adı: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.29-33
Anahtar Kelimeler: Alvarado, appendicitis, inflammation, Ohmann, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, SCORING SYSTEM, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DECISION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

BACKGROUND: Acute appendicitis is one of the most common causes of abdominal pain seen in surgical clinics. Although it can be easily diagnosed, the picture may be confusing, particularly in premenopausal women and the elderly. The present study is an evaluation of 2 of the current scoring systems with respect to accurate diagnosis of the disease and indication of inflammation severity.