Niebuhr H, Nahrstedt U, Born O
Chirurgische Abteilung, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Alsterdorf, Hamburg.
Zentralbl Chir. 1998;123 Suppl 4:26-8.
A prospective trial reveals that routine ultrasound in suspected appendicitis in the hands of experts can lead to a specificity of 94% and a sensitivity of 90% in opposite to 82% and 78% for clinical findings alone. The rate of "negative laparotomies" has decreased from 22% to 11%.
