title: [Acute appendicitis diagnosis in adults].
abstract: Since the development of the new imaging techniques, such as ultrasonography and computed tomography, the attitude over acute appendicitis syndrome has drastically evolved, and the rate of negative appendectomies has noticeably decreased. These techniques allow, not only to improve the performance of the diagnosis of appendicitis, but also to assess the severity and the complications prior to surgery. Furthermore they are useful for establishing alternative diagnoses of the many diseases that may mimic acute appendicitis.
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie, Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tavolaro
authors.forename: Charles-André
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Cuenod
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans