A feasibility randomised controlled trial to evaluate the role of computed tomography in adults with atypical right iliac fossa pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In patients with right iliac fossa pain, the need for surgery is largely determined by the likelihood of appendicitis. Patients often undergo ultrasound scanning despite a low diagnostic accuracy for appendicitis. This study aimed to determine the feasibility of a larger trial of computed tomography in the evaluation of patients with atypical right iliac fossa pain.

Materials and methods

A single-centre, unblinded, parallel randomised controlled trial of computed tomography in the assessment of patients with atypical right iliac fossa pain. After a retrospective evaluation, standard care was defined as serial examination with or without ultrasound. Atypical right iliac fossa pain was defined as no firm diagnosis after initial senior review. Simple descriptions of

SUBMITTER: Jones R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6818076 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature