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Article: Role of ultrasonography in the evaluation of children with acute abdomen in the emergency set-up.(Original Article)
- Article from:
- Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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Byline: Aviral, R. Chana, Ibne. Ahmad
Background : Acute abdomen in children has been aptly described as Pandora's box. Unlike computerized tomography (CT scan), ultrasonography (USG) has no radiation hazard and the present study analyses the diagnostic yield of the USG in acute abdomen in children. Materials and Methods: Between September 2001 to October 2003, 75 patients with acute abdomen underwent clinical examination, routine biochemical tests, erect X-ray abdomen, USG and CT scan. Laparotomy and histological examination established final diagnosis. Results: The accuracy of correct diagnosis was 60%, 66.6%, 64%, 98.7% with clinical examination alone, USG ...