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SUBMITTER: Jones R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6818076 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jones R R Olatunbode D D Dean J J Hall B B Harji D D Davis P P Ahmed Ish I Ansari Rehaan R Bookless Lucy L Chidumije Nnaemeka N Duffin Jacob J Edwards Nehemiah N Firescu Mihai M Grainge Stephanie S Harbit Andrew A Hollingsworth Andrew A Imam Zehra Z Keast Laura L Li Mimi M Mbarushimana Simon S McElnay Phil P Mellen Jamie J Miller Dan D Munipalle Chakri C Musbahi Aya A Norton David D Omar Kareem K Smith Ben B Teo Alvin A Yuan Jianan J
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 20190620 8
<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>A single-centre, unblinded, parallel randomised controlled trial of computed tomogr ...[more]