How POCUS picks up a rare mimickers of acute appendicitis in the emergency department

Abstract Background Appendicitis is the most common surgical abdominal emergency. Punctual diagnosis and rapid operative treatment of acute appendicitis are critically important, as it reduces the risk of complications, associated with greater morbidity and cost of care. The clinical diagnosis of ac...

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Main Authors: Shihab Al Sheikh, Mariam Al Ali, Dhanya Sochel Kiran, Mohsen Al Tabatabai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-01-01
Series:The Ultrasound Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13089-020-0151-6