A Comparative Study of RIPASA Score and ALVARADO Score in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis

Background: Acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies. Different techniques have been devised to assist in equivocal cases in attempts to decrease negative appendicectomy rates. A number of scoring systems have been used for aiding in early diagnosis of acute appendicitis...

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Main Authors: Nanjundaiah N, Ashfaque Mohammed, Venkatesh Shanbhag, Kalpana Ashfaque, Priya S.A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5170/9055_CE(Ra)_F(Sh)_PF1(PU_Sh)_PFA(Sh).pdf