Journals / Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi / 2006 / Cilt: 12 - Sayı: 1

Çocuk apandisitlerinde düz karın radyografisi bulgularına yönelik bir değerlendirme: 424 çocuk içeren bir serinin sonuçları

An evaluation of individual plain abdominal radiography findings in pediatric appendicitis: results from a series of 424 children

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CONCLUSION Although the there is no single PAR finding capable of ruling the diagnosis of appendicitis out, basic knowledge on PAR findings could have an impact on decision making process for clinicians dealing with pediatric acute abdominal pain.

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Objective & Hypothesis:BACKGROUND This study was conducted to collect the results of the plain abdominal radiography (PAR) signs, to determine their individual diagnostic values, and to discuss them under a brief literature review.
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Key Findings & Data:METHODS Eight predetermined PAR signs were individually interpreted in a series of 424 consecutive children (278 males; 146 females; median age 10 years; range 11 months to 17 years) who underwent an operation for appendicitis.
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Conclusion & Impact:CONCLUSION Although the there is no single PAR finding capable of ruling the diagnosis of appendicitis out, basic knowledge on PAR findings could have an impact on decision making process for clinicians dealing with pediatric acute abdominal pain.
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BACKGROUND This study was conducted to collect the results of the plain abdominal radiography (PAR) signs, to determine their individual diagnostic values, and to discuss them under a brief literature review. METHODS Eight predetermined PAR signs were individually interpreted in a series of 424 consecutive children (278 males; 146 females; median age 10 years; range 11 months to 17 years) who underwent an operation for appendicitis. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values for the signs were determined. RESULTS Appendicitis was confirmed in 378 (89%) patients. Among the remaining 46 (11%) patients with a normal appendix, 20 (5%) had other intraabdominal pathologies. Calcified fecalith, mass image in right-lower-quadrant (RLQ), psoas obscuration, and localized extraluminal air signs were all highly specific and therefore, unlikely to be present if the appendix is normal. On the other hand, the sensitivity values were low, in general, for all the PAR signs investigated. Yet, presence of dilated transverse colon and/or single air şuid level in the RLQ has the highest percentage occurrence with appendicitis. CONCLUSION Although the there is no single PAR finding capable of ruling the diagnosis of appendicitis out, basic knowledge on PAR findings could have an impact on decision making process for clinicians dealing with pediatric acute abdominal pain.

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AMAÇ Akut apandisiti olan çocuların düz karın radyografisi (DKG) bulgularının derlenmesi ve bu bulguların her birinin tanısal değerini ortaya koyarak; konuyla ilgili yayınlamış çalışmalar ışığında yorumlanması amaçlandı. GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM Apandisit öntanısı ile ameliyat edilen 424 çocuğu içeren grup (278 erkek; 146 kız; ortanca yaş 10; dağılım 11 ay - 17 yıl) önceden belirlenmiş sekiz DKG bulgusu ile değerlendirmeye alındı. Her bir bulgu için duyarlılık, seçicilik, pozitif ve negatif sonucu belirleme değerleri ayrı ayrı hesaplandı. BULGULAR Ameliyat bulguları ve patolojik değerlendirme ile hastaların 378'inde (%89) apandisit mevcuttu, 46 (%11) hastada ise appendiks normaldi. Bunların 20'sinde (%5) başka karın içi patolojik bulgu saptandı. DKG bulguları içinde, kalsifiye fekalit, sağ alt kadranda kitle görünümü, psoas silinmesi ve lokalize lümen dışı hava bulgularının seçiciliği çok yüksekti; appendiks normalse bu bulguların görülme olasılığı çok zayıftır. Değerlendirilen DKG bulgularının hepsinin duyarlılığı düşük bulunmakla beraber, apandisiti olan olgularda genişlemiş tranvers kolon ve/veya sağ alt kadranda tek hava-sıvı seviyesi bulgularının görülme olasılığı diğerlerinden daha yüksektir. SONUÇ Ayırıcı tanıda apandisit olasılığını tamamen ortadan kaldırabilecek tek bir DKG bulgusu olmamakla beraber, olası DKG bulgularına yönelik temel bilgilere sahip olmak, çocuklarda akut karın ağrısı ile ilgilenen hekimlerin karar mekanizmasında etkide bulunabilir.

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DURAKBAŞA, Ç. U., TAŞBAŞI, İ., TOSYALI, A. N., MUTUŞ, M., ŞEHİRALTI, V., ZEMHERİ, E. (2006). Çocuk apandisitlerinde düz karın radyografisi bulgularına yönelik bir değerlendirme: 424 çocuk içeren bir serinin sonuçları. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, Cilt: 12 - Sayı: 1, 51–58. https://ajindex.com/articles/324444

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