title: Are we overinvestigating appendicitis.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Gnanalingham
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biddlecombe
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Hancock
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D012189:Retrospective Studies