IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-9-3-24503 Original Research Paper Evaluation of ultrasonography as a simple diagnostic tool in cases of acute appendicitis. Kumar Singh Dr. Sudhir Kumar Dr. Ashwini Kumar Dr. March 2020 9 3 01 02 ABSTRACT

Aim of our study is to evaluate the ultrasonography as a simple effective tool in diagnosing cases of acute appendicitis. Our study is a prospective study conducted over 50 patients, admitted in emergency department with clinical symptoms and signs of acute appendicitis. Ultrasonography has sensitivity 89.47 specificity of 83.33%, positive predictive value of 94.44% negative predictive value of 71.42% and diagnostic accuracy of 88% in diagnosing cases of acute appendicitis in our study. So ultrasound can be use as reliable, safe, inexpensive tool in diagnosis of appendicitis.