Difficulties in indicating appendectomy; diagnosis of appendicitis in patients with normal white blood cell count

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MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.33, sa.1, ss.35-38, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5472/marumj.681990
  • Dergi Adı: MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.35-38
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Appendicitis, Diagnostic ultrasound, White blood cell count, LOWER QUADRANT PAIN, NEGATIVE APPENDECTOMY, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, ACCURACY, SCORE, CT, ASSOCIATION, OUTCOMES
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Even after 130 years have passed since the first appendectomy, diagnosing acute appendicitis can still be challenging. The objective of this study was to investigate clinical, imaging and laboratory findings of patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis in order to determine whether white blood cell count is helpful in the diagnosis.