Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 780-783 , May 2001

Clinical versus sonographic evaluation of acute appendicitis in children: A comparison of patient characteristics and outcomes

Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Château Montebello, Quebec, Canada, September 15-18, 2000.

References 

  1. Hahn HB, Hoepner FU, Kalle T, et al.  Sonography of acute appendicitis in children: 7 years experience. Pediatr Radiol. 1998;28:147–151
  2. Carrico CW, Fenton LZ, Taylor GA, et al.  Impact of sonography on the diagnosis and treatment of acute lower abdominal pain in children and young adults. AJR. 1999;172:513–516
  3. Lessin MS, Chan M, Catallozzi M, et al.  Selective use of ultrasonography for acute appendicitis in children. Am J Surg. 1999;177:193–196
  4. Rice HE, Arbesman M, Martin DJ, et al.  Does early ultrasonography affect management of pediatric appendicitis? A prospective analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 1999;34:754–759
  5. Davidson PM, Douglas CD, Hosking CS. Graded compression ultrasonography in the assessment of the “tough decision” acute abdomen in childhood. Pediatr Surg Int. 1999;15:32–35
  6. Skaane P, Schistad O, Amland PF, et al.  Routine ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: A valuable tool in daily practice?. Am Surg. 1997;63:937–942
  7. Franke C, Bohner H, Yang Q, et al.  Ultrasonography for diagnosis of acute appendicitis: Results of a prospective multicenter trial. Acute Abdominal Pain Study Group. World J Surg. 1999;23:141–146
  8. Roosevelt GE, Reynolds SL. Does the use of ultrasonography improve the outcome of children with appendicitis?. Acad Emerg Med. 1998;5:1071–1075
  9. Karakas SP, Guelfguat M, Leonidas JC, et al.  Acute appendicitis in children: Comparison of clinical diagnosis with ultrasound and CT imaging. Pediatr Radiol. 2000;30:94–98

☆ Address reprint requests to Jean-Martin Laberge, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Division of Pediatric General Surgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, 2300 Tupper St, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3H 1P3.

PII: S0022-3468(01)62276-0

doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.22960

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 780-783 , May 2001

Article Tools