Value of Ultrasound and Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis With Histopathology as Gold Standard.

Value of Ultrasound and Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis With Histopathology as Gold Standard - Retrospective Cohort Study.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05070000

Enrollment

304

Registered

2021-10-06

Start date

2016-01-01

Completion date

2019-05-31

Last updated

2021-10-06

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Conditions

Appendicitis Acute

Keywords

Appendicitis, General Surgery, Ultrasound, Computed Tomography

Brief summary

This study is a retrospective evaluation of all patients treated surgically for appendicitis over a period of 3 years at the Sint- Andries Hospital, Tielt. Belgium. The goal is to evaluate the value of ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT) and laboratory testing in diagnosing acute appendicitis and to look for the possible impact on the treatment.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTRadiologic examination

Patients underwent US, CT or CT after US

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* suspicion of acute appendicitis

Exclusion criteria

* none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic test	3 years	For US and CT sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing acute appendicitis were evaluated.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026