Showing papers by "Cochrane Collaboration published in 1988"
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TL;DR: The preoperative plain abdominal radiographs of 34 patients who had had appendectomies were evaluated to determine the frequency of well-known radiographic signs in acute appendicitis and the presence of RLQ fluid levels or localized ileus or both proved the most reliable of the signs.
Abstract: The preoperative plain abdominal radiographs of 34 patients who had had appendectomies were evaluated to determine the frequency of well-known radiographic signs in acute appendicitis. Scoliosis occurred in 17 patients (50%), right lower quadrant (RLQ) fluid levels in 21 (62%), ileus in 24 (70%), and combined RLQ fluid levels and ileus in 27 (80%). Bowel wall edema was seen in eight patients (23%) and calcified coproliths in six (17%). The presence of RLQ fluid levels or localized ileus or both proved to be the most reliable of the signs.
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