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- Title
Does this child have appendicitis?
- Authors
Bundy, David G; Byerley, Julie S; Liles, E Allen; Perrin, Eliana M; Katznelson, Jessica; Rice, Henry E
- Abstract
Evaluation of abdominal pain in children can be difficult. Rapid, accurate diagnosis of appendicitis in children reduces the morbidity of this common cause of pediatric abdominal pain. Clinical evaluation may help identify (1) which children with abdominal pain and a likely diagnosis of appendicitis should undergo immediate surgical consultation for potential appendectomy and (2) which children with equivocal presentations of appendicitis should undergo further diagnostic evaluation.
- Publication
JAMA, 2007, Vol 298, Issue 4, p438
- ISSN
1538-3598
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.298.4.438