Ultrasound in acute appendicitis extended experience

ABSTRACT

Eighty [80] patients, fourty six [46] males and thirty four [34] females were examined by ultrasound as suspected cases of acute appendicitis. Their ages ranged from 8 to 50 years with the mean age about 29 years. The examination was done using 3.5, 5 and 7.5 MHz transducer of Aloka 630. Seventy [70] patients were operated upon and 10 cases were discharged. Operative findings and histopathological examination of the appendix were recorded. The sensitivity of ultrasound was 82%, specificity 97% and predictive accuracy of 93.5%