Apendisitis akut merupakan penyebab terbanyak dilakukannya operasi abdomen cito. Kekeliruan diagnosa apendisitis sekitar 8-30% berakibat dilakukan pemotongan apendiks yang normal. Ultrasonografi (USG) abdomen merupakan pemeriksaan yang penting dalam penegakan diagnosa apendisitis akut, mampu menunjukkan kemungkinan diagnosa lain pada pasien dengan nyeri perut kanan bawah dan menurunkan angka …
Acute appendicitis is oneof the most common causes of acute abdominal pain that need surgical emergency. The diagnosis of acute appendicitis is ussualy based on history, physical examination and laboratory investigations. Accuracy of diagnostic is very important. Removing normal appendix is an economic burden both on patient and health insurance, on the other hand misdiagnosis and delay in sur…
To diagnose acute appendicitis is not always easy, especially in cases with atypical findings. Radiologic examination of appendix after berium swallow which is called appendicogram may of value to establish the diagnosis. A prospective study has been done in Tebet Hospital Jakarta to evaluate the utility of appendicogram in identifying patients with acute appendicitis. A total of 438 consecutiv…