Diagnostic Value of Clinical Prediction Scores for Acute Appendicitis in Children Younger than 4 Years.

Ricardo RassiFlorencia MuseJosé Sánchez-MartínezEduardo Cuestas

Published in: European journal of pediatric surgery : official journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et al] = Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie (2021)

The three scores can be of assistance in the suspicion of acute appendicitis. PAS markedly improved combined with positive ultrasonography, but none can be used in setting the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in young children.

Keyphrases

young adults
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
computed tomography
magnetic resonance