title: Auscultation of bowel sounds in patients with suspected acute appendicitis--an aid in the diagnosis? Preliminary results.
abstract: In 12 patients with suspected acute appendicitis undergoing appendectomy the bowel sounds were registrated pre- and postoperatively with a microphone placed on the abdominal wall. The results show that auscultation and registration of bowel sounds may aid in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. However, these results cannot be applied to the clinical situation. Further evaluation of this method is essential.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001314:Auscultation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines