Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Acute Appendicitis with Histopathological Comparison
MD ANISUR RAHMAN KHAN1, SHAHRYAR NABI2, SWAJAL CHANDRA DAS3, FONINDRA NATH PAUL4, ZEREEN SULTANA DEEPA5, DOSTH MOHAMMAD LUTFUR RAHMAN6
Abstract
This cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the diagnostic usefulness of ultrasonography in the evaluation of Acute Appendicitis with histopathological comparison. The study was conducted in the Department of Radiology and Imaging of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) during the period of July 2009 to Dec 2010. Patients with clinically suspected cases of acute appendicitis referred to the Department of Radiology and Imaging DMCH for ultrasonographic diagnosis were considered as study population.