Why We Miss the Diagnosis of Appendicitis on Abdominal CT: Evaluation of Imaging Features of Appendicitis Incorrectly Diagnosed on CT

Our purpose was to retrospectively evaluate the cases of patients with surgically proven appendicitis that was misdiagnosed on abdominal CT to determine the causes of the missed diagnosis. Increased awareness of the underlying factors common to most cases of the missed diagnosis of appendicitis on C...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of roentgenology (1976) 2005-03, Vol.184 (3), p.855-859
Hauptverfasser:	Levine, Charles D, Aizenstein, Orna, Lehavi, Ofer, Blachar, Aryeh
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Appendicitis - diagnostic imaging Biological and medical sciences Diagnostic Errors Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Other diseases. Semiology Retrospective Studies Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	Our purpose was to retrospectively evaluate the cases of patients with surgically proven appendicitis that was misdiagnosed on abdominal CT to determine the causes of the missed diagnosis. Increased awareness of the underlying factors common to most cases of the missed diagnosis of appendicitis on CT and increased radiologic vigilance in cases of atypical abdominal pain may enable us to further improve our diagnostic accuracy.
ISSN:	0361-803X 1546-3141
DOI:	10.2214/ajr.184.3.01840855