The management of acute appendicitis in liver transplant patients: How effective is the Alvarado score?
NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL, vol.4, no.3, pp.262-266, 2017 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 4 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.14744/nci.2017.24381
- Journal Name: NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.262-266
- Keywords: Acute appendicitis, Alvarado, liver transplant, ORGAN-TRANSPLANTATION, DIAGNOSIS
- Inonu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The incidence of acute appendicitis after liver transplantation (LT) is extremely low, reported to be 0.09% to 0.49%, but the efficacy of the Alvarado score in this patient group has not been studied. This study was an investigation of the clinical management of patients who developed acute appendicitis after LT and the usefulness of the Alvarado score in the diagnosis.