The importance of Galectin-3 in the diagnosis of childhood acute appendicitis
Serum Galectin-3 is elevated in pediatric AA and affords moderate discrimination. Owing to limited specificity at pragmatic cut-offs, Galectin-3 alone is insufficient as a standalone test; however, it may serve as a rule-out adjunct within multimodal pathways. External validation in larger, multicenter cohorts is warranted.
Authors
- Mehmet Seyfettin Sarıbaş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2037-0522)
- Tevfik Noyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7733-0177)
- Onur YALÇIN (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9377-1039)
- Aybegüm Kalyoncu Ayçenk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9853-3803)
- Ali Aygün (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5190-1445)
- Ahmet Burak Gürpınar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3227-4682)
- Volkan Altınok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-563X)
Institutions
- Ordu University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0144.6085
- Primary Topic
- Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ordu Üniversitesi