Rectal examination and acute appendicitis.
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- 1 July 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 60 (7) , 666-667
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.60.7.666
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.Keywords
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