ULTRASOUND AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS

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12
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2016

Professor N. Krylov, MD; A. Samokhvalov, Candidate of Medical Sciences I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

The introduction of high-tech methods in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis – ultrasound and CT have not led to fundamental changes for the better. Significantly reduce the frequency of unnecessary those appendectomies have not yet succeeded. This seemingly simple disease like OA, still in some cases remains extremely difficult to diagnose. OA remains largely a clinical diagnosis than instrumental. Clinical diagnosis should be the cornerstone for planning the future of the diagnostic process. It is necessary to allocate «risk» patients in whom the use of imaging methods will bring actual favor. We recommend you doctors not to rely entirely on the results of imaging methods of research and not to lose skill in clinical diagnosis. Teachers of medical universities need to be still demanding in the teaching of clinical diagnosis of OA and manual skills.
Keywords: 
surgery
acute appendicitis
diagnosis
ultrasound
CT
treatment

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