Journals / Annals of Medical Research / 2019 / Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 9
A new parameter in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: Ileocolic artery and vein diameter measurements
- Journal
- Annals of Medical Research
- Pages
- 2082–2087
- DOI
- —
Abstract
Aim: To determine the ability of ileocolic artery (ICA) and ileocolic vein (ICV) diameter measurements in the diagnosis of acuteappendicitis.Material and Methods: ICA, ICV, abdominal aorta (AA) and inferior vena cava (IVC) diameters were recorded in 123 patients. Patientswere grouped according to the presence of acute appendicitis clinically-radiologically. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC)curves were constructed to obtain the cutoff values in terms of differentiation of appendicitis and control groups.Results: ICA, ICV, ICA/AA and ICV/IVC measurements differed significantly between the appendicitis (n=75) and control (n=48) groups(p