Ultrasonography in the diagnosis of appendicitis

Abstract

Appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen. This pathology is the most common nontraumatic emergency abdominal surgery. The abdominal ultrasound is of diagnostic imaging that shows every day, technological advances, particularly with regard to linear and convex transducers, determining safety and ease in diagnosis of diseases in hollow viscera. This study aims to assess the value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of appendicitis in examinations at the First Aid Airton Rocha - Boa Vista - Roraima. Of the 80 ultrasound scans carried out by ultrasound 24 were positive and 56 were negative. The ages of patients ranged 13-72 years, mean age 29 years and prevalence of female patients being 47 women and 33 men.