Literature DB >> 4026364

Rectal examination and acute appendicitis.

A P Dickson, G A MacKinlay.   

Abstract

A correct diagnosis of acute appendicitis was made in 90% of 103 children on the basis of history and abdominal findings. Preoperative rectal examination altered management only twice, and postoperatively was a poor indicator of pelvic sepsis.

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Year:  1985        PMID： 4026364      PMCID： PMC1777269          DOI： 10.1136/adc.60.7.666

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Arch Dis Child        ISSN： 0003-9888            Impact factor:   3.791


  6 in total

1.  Medical myth: a digital rectal examination should be performed on all individuals with possible appendicitis.

Authors:  G S Brewster; M E Herbert
Journal:  West J Med       Date:  2000-09

2.  Rectal examination in appendicitis.

Authors:  N V Freeman
Journal:  Arch Dis Child       Date:  1985-09       Impact factor: 3.791

3.  Rectal examination in patients with pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen.

Authors:  J M Dixon; R A Elton; J B Rainey; D A Macleod
Journal:  BMJ       Date:  1991-02-16

4.  The incidence and value of rectal examination in children with suspected appendicitis.

Authors:  P G Dunning; M D Goldman
Journal:  Ann R Coll Surg Engl       Date:  1991-07       Impact factor: 1.891

Review 5.  Does this child have appendicitis?

Authors:  David G Bundy; Julie S Byerley; E Allen Liles; Eliana M Perrin; Jessica Katznelson; Henry E Rice
Journal:  JAMA       Date:  2007-07-25       Impact factor: 56.272

Review 6.  The Role of Digital Rectal Examination for Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Authors:  Toshihiko Takada; Hiroki Nishiwaki; Yosuke Yamamoto; Yoshinori Noguchi; Shingo Fukuma; Shin Yamazaki; Shunichi Fukuhara
Journal:  PLoS One       Date:  2015-09-02       Impact factor: 3.240
  6 in total

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