title: [Contribution of abdominal sonography in acute appendicitis diagnostics--our experience].
abstract: Acute apendicitis is the most frequent case of acute abdomen. During a two year period (2006-2007) it was performed in Department of Surgery of Faculty Hospital in Pilsen 678 appendectomies, 30 days post-operative mortality rate was 0%. Abdomen ultrasonography like helping method to clinic examination was performed in 313 patients, suspect of acute appendicitis was in 191 patients (61%), in remaining patients was normal ultrasound picture.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgická klinika FN a LF UK v Plzni. smidd@fnplzen.cz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smíd
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Skalický
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Treska
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult