Does Alvarado score preclude a negative appendicectomy?

[摘要] Abstract Objectives: To determine the frequency of negative appendicectomies in cases of acute appendicitis diagnosed on the basis of Alvarado Scoring System. Setting and duration: Department of Surgery, Unit VI of Dow University of Health Sciences and Civil Hospital Karachi from February 2009 to August 2009. Study design: Descriptive case series Methodology: 77 patient who visited outpatient department and emergency department with complaint of right iliac fossa pain, having Alvarado score >7 w.

[学科分类] 外科医学