Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF ULTRASOUND PARAMETERS IN ACUTE APPENDICITIS

Dr. Mrinalkanti Ghosh, Dr. Soumitra Kumar Ghosh

Abstract :

 Aims & Objective:- To estimate the accuracy of ultrasonography in diagnosis of acute appendicitis and its

correlation with histopathological examination.
Materials & Methods:- Patients who were suspected having acute appendicitis and operated based on clinical and imaging 􀃶ndings were
included in this study. Findings of histopathological examination of the operative specimen were then correlated with ultrasonography
􀃶ndings.
Results:- Out of the 141 patients included n this study 101 patients were found to have acute appendicitis on histopathological
examination. Ultrasonography was shown to have sensitivity 70.29%, speci􀃶city 92.5%. Sensitivity was lower when cut off value for
appendicular diameter was increased to 7mm (62.3%).
Conclusion:- Ultrasound should be considered 􀃶rst line investigation in suspected acute appendicitis because of its real time nature,
availability and ease of interpretation. Cut off value for appendicular diameter should be 6mm to impart higher sensitivity.

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DR. MRINALKANTI GHOSH, DR. SOUMITRA KUMAR GHOSH, DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF ULTRASOUND PARAMETERS IN ACUTE APPENDICITIS, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-7 | Issue-4 | April-2018


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