[2] Noncontrast CT in the emergency diagnosis of appendicitis is attractive for several reasons. Administration of oral contrast consumes valuable time in today's fast-paced and overcrowded ED.

"Children with abdominal pain are a diagnostic conundrum. On the one hand those who have appendicitis need to be diagnosed in a timely manner, but on the other hand the most common diagnostic tool we ...

All removed appendices were analyzed pathologically and the patients were classified as being positive (acute appendicitis) or negative (normal appendix ... of preoperative CT usage lower, in ...

If symptoms similar to appendicitis ( abdominal pain and fever) occur in age group above 50 years, it is important to get a CT or MRI scan to ensure there are no sinister features of appendix ...