Value of Ultrasound and Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis With Histopathology as Gold Standard.

Completed

• Conditions: Appendicitis Acute
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Radiologic examination

• Registration Number: NCT05070000
• Lead Sponsor: KU Leuven

Brief Summary

This study is a retrospective evaluation of all patients treated surgically for appendicitis over a period of 3 years at the Sint- Andries Hospital, Tielt. Belgium. The goal is to evaluate the value of ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT) and laboratory testing in diagnosing acute appendicitis and to look for the possible impact on the treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-12-31
• Study Completion: 2019-05-31
• Study First Submitted: 2021-07-30
• Status Verified: 2021-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-10-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-10-05
• Study First Posted: 2021-10-06
• Last Update Posted: 2021-10-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 304

Inclusion Criteria

• suspicion of acute appendicitis

Exclusion Criteria

• none

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
US after CT	Radiologic examination	Ultrasound after Computed tomography

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic test	3 years	For US and CT sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing acute appendicitis were evaluated.