Volume : 7, Issue : 4, April - 2018

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF ULTRASOUND PARAMETERS IN ACUTE APPENDICITIS

Dr. Mrinalkanti Ghosh, Dr. Soumitra Kumar Ghosh

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Aims &amp; Objective:- To estimate the accuracy of ultrasonography in diagnosis of acute appendicitis and its</p> <div>correlation with histopathological examination.</div> <div>Materials &amp; Methods:- Patients who were suspected having acute appendicitis and operated based on clinical and imaging 􀃶ndings were</div> <div>included in this study. Findings of histopathological examination of the operative specimen were then correlated with ultrasonography</div> <div>􀃶ndings.</div> <div>Results:- Out of the 141 patients included n this study 101 patients were found to have acute appendicitis on histopathological</div> <div>examination. Ultrasonography was shown to have sensitivity 70.29%, speci􀃶city 92.5%. Sensitivity was lower when cut off value for</div> <div>appendicular diameter was increased to 7mm (62.3%).</div> <div>Conclusion:- Ultrasound should be considered 􀃶rst line investigation in suspected acute appendicitis because of its real time nature,</div> <div>availability and ease of interpretation. Cut off value for appendicular diameter should be 6mm to impart higher sensitivity.</div>