scholarly journals EP08.22: The description of the normal hippocampal development at 18–24 weeks of gestation by means of transabdominal ultrasound

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (S1) ◽  
pp. 283-283
Author(s):  
J. Hönig ◽  
R. Ertl ◽  
G. Kasprian ◽  
E. Krampl‐Bettelheim
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A Popescu ◽  
I Sporea ◽  
S Bota ◽  
M Danila ◽  
R Sirli ◽  
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Choonpa Igaku ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-200
Author(s):  
Hirokazu YAMAZAKI ◽  
Yumiko CHIDA ◽  
Yasuhiro HIRANO ◽  
Syouji UZU

Author(s):  
Fulvia Terracciano ◽  
Antonella Marra ◽  
Antonio Massimo Ippolito ◽  
Fabrizio Bossa ◽  
Krizia Sitajolo ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2456
Author(s):  
Raminta Luksaite-Lukste ◽  
Ruta Kliokyte ◽  
Arturas Samuilis ◽  
Eugenijus Jasiunas ◽  
Martynas Luksta ◽  
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(1) Background: Diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) remains challenging; either computed tomography (CT) is universally used or negative appendectomy rates of up to 30% are reported. Transabdominal ultrasound (TUS) as the first-choice imaging modality might be useful in adult patients to reduce the need for CT scans while maintaining low negative appendectomy (NA) rates. The aim of this study was to report the results of the conditional CT strategy for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. (2) Methods: All patients suspected of acute appendicitis were prospectively registered from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018. Data on their clinical, radiological and surgical outcomes are presented. (3) Results: A total of 1855 patients were enrolled in our study: 1206 (65.0%) were women, 649 (35.0%) were men, and the median age was 34 years (IQR, 24.5–51). TUS was performed in 1851 (99.8%) patients, and CT in 463 (25.0%) patients. Appendices were not visualized on TUS in 1320 patients (71.3%). Furthermore, 172 (37.1%) of 463 CTs were diagnosed with AA, 42 (9.1%) CTs revealed alternative emergency diagnosis and 249 (53.8%) CTs were normal. Overall, 519 (28.0%) patients were diagnosed with AA: 464 appendectomies and 27 diagnostic laparoscopies were performed. The NA rate was 4.2%. The sensitivity and specificity for TUS and CT are as follows: 71.4% and 96.2%; 93.8% and 93.6%. (4) Conclusion: A conditional CT strategy is effective in reducing NA rates and avoids unnecessary CT in a large proportion of patients. Observation and repeated TUS might be useful in unclear cases.


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