Abstract
Aim: Most of the patients presenting to the emergency department with an preliminary diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) are undergoing standing plain abdominal radiography (SPAR), but SPAR's contribution to the diagnosis of AA is being questioned today. The aim of our study is to evaluate the importance of SPAR in the diagnosis of AA to elucidate this controversial issue. Material and Methods: We evaluated preoperative SPAR findings and pathology results of patients who were operated with the diagnosis of AA between 2014 and 2017 at General Surgery Department of Ordu University Training and Research Hospital. The relationship between the presence/absence of the SPAR findings and the diagnosis of AA were analyzed. Results: 140 (77.8%) of 180 patients who were operated for suspicion of AA underwent SPAR. Of the 105 patients with SPAR findings, 90 (85.7%) had AA and 15 (14.3%) were no. No findings were found in the 35 of patients who underwent SPAR, 25 (71.4%) had AA and 10 (28.6%) did not. There was no statistically significant difference in the diagnosis of AA in patients with and without SPAR findings (p = 0.098). Of the 140 patients undergoing SPAR, 115 (82.1%) had AA, and 25 (17.9%) were no. Of the 40 patients without SPAR, 27 (67.5%) had AA and 13 (32.5%) did not. Whether or not SPAR was performed did not affect the diagnosis of AA (p = 0.07). Conclusion: SPAR rarely helps in diagnosis of AA. SPAR should not be routinely taken to every patient considered AA. If there is another cause of acute abdomen other than AA as a pre-diagnosis in the physician's mind, SPAR may be taken because it is cheap, accessible and easily interpretable.
Highlights
standing plain abdominal radiography (SPAR) rarely helps in diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA)
140 (77.8%) of 180 patients who were operated for suspicion of AA underwent SPAR
Whether or not SPAR was performed did not affect the diagnosis of AA (p = 0.07)
Summary
The role of abdominal radiography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: Is it important?. Amaç: Akut apandisit (AA) ön tanısıyla acile başvuran hastaların çoğuna ayakta düz batın grafisi (ADBG) çekilmektedir; fakat ADBG’nin AA tanısına katkısı günümüzde sorgulanmaktadır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Ordu Üniversitesi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Genel Cerrahi Bölümünde 2014 ve 2017 yılları arasında AA ön tanısıyla ameliyat edilen hastaların preoperatif çekilen ADBG bulguları ile patoloji sonuçları kıyaslandı. Bulgular: AA şüphesi nedeniyle ameliyat edilen 180 hastanın 140 (%77,8)’ına ADBG çekildi. ADBG de bulguya rastlanan 105 hastanın 90’nın (%85,7) da AA varken 15’ inde (%14,3) yoktu. ADBG’de herhangi bir bulguya rastlanmayan 35 hastanın ise 25’ inde (%71,4) AA varken 10’ unda (%28,6) yoktu. ADBG bulgusu olan ve olmayan hastalar da AA tanısı koyma açısından istatistiksel olarak bir fark yoktu(p=0,098). ADBG çekimi yapılan hastaların 115’ inde (%82,1) AA varken 25’ inde (%17,9) yoktu. ADBG çekimi yapılmayan hastaların ise 27’ sinde (%67,5) AA varken 13’ ünde (%32,5) yoktu.
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