Diagnosis of appendicitis is challenging, and some controversies on its management are
still present among different settings and practice patterns worldwide. In April 2020, the …

Being one of the most common causes of the acute abdomen, acute appendicitis (AA) forms
the bread and butter of any general surgeon's practice. With the recent advancements in …

Background Patients with suspicion of appendicitis present with a wide range of severity.
Score‐based risk stratification can optimise the management of these patients. This …

Background In the last decades, several clinical scores have been developed and currently
used to improve the diagnosis and risk management of patients with suspected acute …

Abstract Introduction Acute Appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency
encountered in emergency departments. To prevent the rate of negative appendectomies …

Background Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most common causes of abdominal pain
requiring surgical intervention. Approximately 20% of AA cases are characterized by …

Background: The Alvarado score (AS) has not been widely used for diagnosing acute
appendicitis although it has shown to be a good predictor for diagnosing appendicitis. The …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The Alvarado score (AS) and the Appendicitis Inflammatory
Response score (AIRS) were developed to diagnose acute appendicitis (AA). The aim of this …

Objective: Appendicitis scoring systems have been developed as a diagnostic tool to
improve the decision-making process in patients with suspected appendicitis. The aim of the …

Background Acute appendicitis is a complex diagnosis that often requires both clinical and
radiological evaluation. Significant variations in diagnostic approaches are evident among …