Is the hot appendix really hot?
The skin temperature in the right and left iliac fossae was recorded in 100 patients who were referred with a provisional diagnosis of acute appendicitis. This was not found to be a reliable aid in diagnosis of acute appendicitis nor an indicator to the need for surgery in patients with right iliac fossa pain.
Davies
M S
MS
Department of Surgery, St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey, UK.
Cunningham
S
S
Cooke
D A
DA
Donaldson
D R
DR
Thomas
M H
MH
D000208:Acute Disease; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001065:Appendix / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D012881:Skin Temperature / Q000502:physiology*