title: Is there still a role for rectal examination in suspected appendicitis in adults?
authors: Magdali
authors: M
authors: Sedlak
authors: Oliver J
authors: OJ
authors: Wagner
authors: Bettina
authors: B
authors: Wild
authors: Sawas
authors: S
authors: Papagrigoriades
authors: Heinz
authors: H
authors: Zimmermann
authors: Aristomenis K
authors: AK
authors: Exadaktylos
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D012007:Rectum