Value of Ultrasound and Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis With Histopathology as Gold Standard.

Catholic University (KU) of Leuven

Status: Completed

Conditions: Appendicitis Acute

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Radiologic examination

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05070000

Appendixstudy

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is a retrospective evaluation of all patients treated surgically for appendicitis over a period of 3 years at the Sint- Andries Hospital, Tielt. Belgium. The goal is to evaluate the value of ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT) and laboratory testing in diagnosing acute appendicitis and to look for the possible impact on the treatment.

Enrollment: 304 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• suspicion of acute appendicitis

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

304 participants in 3 patient groups

US

Description:

Ultrasound

CT

Description:

Computed tomography

US after CT

Description:

Ultrasound after Computed tomography

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Radiologic examination