title: The diagnosis of appendicitis.
abstract: Presented is a retrospective study of 359 patients admitted through the emergency room with nontraumatic abdominal pain who were evaluated for appendicitis. A review of presenting signs and symptoms and initial laboratory data is discussed and diagnostic criteria are established.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010808:Physical Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013223:Statistics as Topic