Efficacy of laboratory tests and ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in gravid patients according to the stages of pregnancy
ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, vol.24, no.4, pp.333-336, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 24 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2018
- Doi Number: 10.5505/tjtes.2017.23693
- Journal Name: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.333-336
- Keywords: Acute appendicitis, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, pregnancy, WOMEN
- Inonu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Normal physiologic changes during pregnancy result in similar laboratory and symptomatology changes as those during acute appendicitis (AA), making the diagnosis extremely difficult. The aim of the present study was to analyze the efficacy of conventional laboratory and radiologic tests in the diagnosis of AA according to different stages of pregnancy.