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Appendizitissonographie durch chirurgen — Erfahrungssache? Eine prospektive studie
Authors:M. Amgwerd  M. Röthlin  D. Candinas  R. Schimmer  H. P. Klotz  F. Largiadèr
Affiliation:(1) Klinik für Viszeralchirurgie, Departement Chirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich, Germany;(2) Departement Chirurgie, Universitätsspital, Rämistraße 100, CH-8091 Zürich
Abstract:A number of studies have shown that ultrasound has an advantage over physical examination in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Most of these studies were conducted by experts in the field of ultrasonography. In this study the influence of experience on the results of the sonography of actue appendicitis were evaluated. All 203 patients admitted to our unit between December 1990 and December 1992 were examined physically and sonographically by a team of surgeons consisting of one experienced sonographer and six inexperienced surgical trainees. Laparotomy was performed in 136 patients (46%). Appendicitis was demonstrated histologically in 119 cases (39.4%). Initial clinical findings were positive in 87 (28.8%). Sonography was positive in 119 patients (39.4%). The 163 patients not operated on demonstrated other pathology on ultrasound in 60 cases (19.9%). The rate of negative laparotomies amounted to 7.2% in our study. Sensitivity and specificity for the sonographic diagnosis were 92% and 95%, respectively. They were only 81% and 80% for physical examination. Overall accuracy was 92% for sonography. Sensitivity and specificity for the inexperienced surgeons were 87% and 93%, respectively, while the experienced surgeon reached values of 97% and 98%, respectively. The results of both groups are comparable with values in the literature, suggesting that ultrasound evaluation of appendicitis is not a diagnostic tool limited to a few experienced sonographers.
Keywords:Appendicitis  Ultrasound studies  Diagnosis  Prospective trial  Laparotomy
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