Bilici S, Sekmenli T, Göksu M, Melek M, Avci V
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Medical Faculty, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
Afr Health Sci. 2011 Sep;11(3):427-32.
The clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) in children is still problematic in status.
To investigate the diagnostic value of mean platelet volume (MPV) in acute AA at childhood.
One hundred patients diagnosed as AA patients and 100 healthy individuals. Laboratory tests were studied in the hematology laboratory of the hospital.
The MPV was found to be lower than normal in 48 cases in the AA group, and it was normal or higher than normal in 52 cases. In the control group, while MPV was found to be lower than normal in 13 cases, it was normal or higher than normal in 87 cases. The MPV was significantly lower in the AA group compared to the control group (p<0.001).
Our study indicated that MPV significantly decreased in pediatric AA patients. Hence, we believe that taking the MPV decrease into consideration along with the White Blood Cell Count elevation would be beneficial in patients with suspicion of AA.
儿童急性阑尾炎(AA)的临床诊断目前仍存在问题。
探讨平均血小板体积(MPV)在儿童急性AA诊断中的价值。
选取100例确诊为AA的患者和100名健康个体。在医院血液学实验室进行实验室检查。
AA组48例患者MPV低于正常,52例患者MPV正常或高于正常。对照组中,13例患者MPV低于正常,87例患者MPV正常或高于正常。AA组的MPV显著低于对照组(p<0.001)。
我们的研究表明,儿童AA患者的MPV显著降低。因此,我们认为,对于疑似AA的患者,在考虑白细胞计数升高的同时,考虑MPV降低将有助于诊断。