Comparison of Alvarado score and pediatric appendicitis score for clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children-a prospective study

• Main Authors: Muhammad Adil Iftikhar (Author), Sajid Hameed Dar (Author), Usman Ali Rahman (Author), Maliha Javaid Butt (Author), Mohammad Sajjad (Author), Umar Hayat (Author), Nayyar Sultan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical condition of children. Differential diagnosis of an acutely inflamed appendix in children includes a vast variety of diseases which can present with the same symptoms and signs as acute appendicitis. It is an important factor for del...