Ultrasonography in diagnosis of appendicitis and its complications in pediatric patients: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Appendicitis is a common cause of acute abdomen in pediatrics. Although various criteria have been suggested in early diagnosis of appendicitis, these criteria are not as applicable for pediatric patients. Because of this, imaging has an important role in the diagnosis of appendi...

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Main Authors: Parisa Hajalioghli, Soroush Mostafavi, Mohammad Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-05-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43159-020-00023-1