title: [What imaging to choose for low abdominal pain?].
abstract: Nowadays, we need to counterbalance the excellent diagnostic yield of the abdominal CT Scan, with the significant risks of X irradiation. The Low Dose CT Scan allows confirmation of a diagnosis of appendicitis or nephrolithiasis with comparable precision and a much lower irradiation dose. In the case of appendicitis, the ultrasound is particularly useful, provided that the patient's BMI is <30. If there is suspicion of diverticulitis, the standard CT Scan remains the first line test. The Ultrasound is the first choice exam for a woman in childbearing age presenting with an acute abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: Département de médecine communautaire de premier recours et des urgences, France. isabel.navarro@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.forename: P-A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Poletti
authors.forename: Bachmann A-C
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bréchet
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology*; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003657:Decision Making; D003663:Decision Trees; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans