Assessment of negative appendectomy in acute appendicitis diagnoses
The prevalence of negative appendectomies at our institution was 11.7%. Despite the widespread use of diagnostic imaging and clinical scoring systems, improvements in diagnostic accuracy are necessary to reduce the rate of unnecessary surgeries.
Authors
- Quitzia Libertad Torres-Salazar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5009-1244)
- Francisco Antonio Rodríguez-García
- Julio Cesar Naranjo-Chávez
- Carlos Enrique Rodríguez-Sánchez
- Christian Jorge Torres-Ortiz-Ocampo
- Fabián Rojas-Larios
- Karen Covarrubias-Ramírez
- Eduardo Missael Evangelista-Ruiz
Institutions
- Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango (MX)
- Universidad de Colima (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgery in Practice and Science
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sipas.2025.100281
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.27