Diagnostic value of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and leukocyte count in detecting acute appendicitis in paedi-atric patients - a single center experience
Aim To evaluate diagnostic reliability of accessible laboratory findings in recognition of acute appendicitis (AA). Methods A retrospective study included children aged 0-15 years with abdominal pain that lasted less than 5 days with at least two of the signs/symptoms - abdominal pain, tenderness of the lower right quadrant of the abdomen, "re...
By Sanimir Suljendić, Almira Ćosićkić, Azra Hadžić-Kečalović, Denis Žigić