title: [Detection of diseases mimicking acute appendicitis using ultrasonography].
abstract: Using the method of graded compression the author examined by ultrasonography a total of 1318 patients with an equivocal clinical finding of acute appendicitis. In patients where finally appendicitis was not verified a wide spectrum of other diseases was detected including gastrointestinal (n = 406), biliary (n = 12), gynaecological (n = 72), urological (n = 12) and other (n = 7) pathological conditions using sonography. Sonography is a useful differential diagnostic modality which makes it possible to visualize diseases which clinically imitate appendicitis.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Simonovský
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*