Hình ảnh học viêm ruột thừa cấp tính ở trẻ em: Châu Âu so với Hoa Kỳ ... hay siêu âm so với CT? Một cái nhìn từ Châu Âu

Bakker OJ, van den Broek FJ, Puylaert JB et al (In press) Increased use of non-structural preoperative imaging did not decrease the negative appendectomy rate Klein MD, Rabbani AB, Rood KD et al (2001) Three quantitative approaches to the diagnosis of abdominal pain in children: practical applications of decision theory. J Pediatr Surg 36:1375–1380 Margenthaler JA, Longo WE, Virgo KS et al (2003) Risk factors for adverse outcome after surgical treatment of appendicitis in adults. Ann Surg 238:59–66 Colson M, Skinner KA, Dunnington G (1997) High negative appendectomy rates are no longer acceptable. Am J Surg 174:723–726 Jones K (2004) Are negative appendectomies still acceptable? Am J Surg 188:748–754 Doria AS, Moineddin R, Kellenberger CJ et al (2006) US or CT for diagnosis of appendicitis in children and adults? A meta-analysis. Radiology 241:83–94 Terasawa T, Blackmore CC, Bent S et al (2004) Systematic review: computed tomography and ultrasonography to detect acute appendicitis in adults and adolescents. Ann Intern Med 141:537–546 Weston AR, Jackson TJ, Blamey S (2005) Diagnosis of appendicitis in adults by ultrasonography or computed tomography: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 21:368–379 Anderson RE (2004) Meta-analysis of the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of appendicitis. Br J Surg 91:28–37 Garcia Pena BM, Taylor GA, Fishman SJ et al (2002) Effect of an imaging protocol on clinical outcomes among pediatric patients with appendicitis. Pediatrics 110:1088–1093 Heij HA, Offringa M (2004) Effect of an imaging protocol on clinical outcomes among pediatric patients with appendicitis. Pediatrics 113:626 Vincent SD, Pangrazi RP, Raustrop A et al (2003) Activity levels and body mass index of children in the United States, Sweden and Australia. Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:1367–1373 Mathus-Vliegen EM (1998) Overweight. I. Prevalence and trends. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 142:1982–1987 Stephen AE, Segev KL, Ryan DP et al (2003) The diagnosis of appendicitis in a pediatric population: to CT or not to CT. J Pediatr Surg 38:367–371 Martin AE (2004) CT scans may not reduce the negative appendectomy rate in children. J Pediatr Surg 39:886–890 Brenner D, Ellison C, Hall E et al (2001) Estimated risks of radiation-induced fatal cancer from pediatric CT. AJR 176:289–296 Friedland JA, Siegel MJ (1997) CT appearance of acute appendicitis in childhood. AJR 168:439–442 Kwok MY, Kim MK, Gorelick MH (2004) Evidence-based approach to the diagnosis of appendicitis in children. Pediatr Emerg Care 20:690–698 in ‘t Hof KH, van Lankeren W, Krestin GP et al (2004) Surgical validation of unenhanced helical computed tomography in acute appendicitis. Br J Surg 91:1641–1645 Hahn HB, Hoepner FU, Kalle T et al (1998) Ultrasonography in suspected acute appendicitis in children: 7 years experience. Pediatr Radiol 28:147–151 Schulte B, Beyer D, Kaiser C et al (1998) Ultrasonography in suspecte acute appendicitis in childhood – report of 1285 cases. Eur J Ultrasound 8:177–182 van den Ende ED, Boellaard WP, Allema JH et al (2003) Diagnostic surplus value of echography in children with acute abdominal pain. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 147:1174–1177 Wiersma F, Šrámek A, Holscher HC (2005) US features of the normal appendix and surrounding area in children. Radiology 235:1018–1022 Lardenoye SW, Puylaert JB, Smit MJ et al (2004) Appendix in children with cystic fibrosis: US features. Radiology 232:187–189 Wiersma F, Torenvliet BR, Bloem JL et al (2008) US examination of the appendix in children with suspecte appendicitis: the additional value of secondary signs. Eur Radiol Sep 25, Epub ahead of print Morrow SE, Newman KD (2007) Current management of appendicitis. Semin Pediatr Surg 16:34–40