C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS

SR Divakar, Thulasivasudevaiah Narayan, Girish Malladad

Abstract


Appendicectomy for suspected acute appendicitis is a common procedure. The rate of normal appendices unnecessarily removed remains high despite several techniques and investigations used to improve the diagnostic accuracy. This study emphasizes the value of C - reactive protein in three groups of patients operated for Clinical suspicion of acute appendicitis with different findings at appendicectomy, namely a uninflammed appendix, uncomplicated acute appendicitis (see Figure 1) or complicated acute appendicitis.


Keywords


CRP, C - reactive protein, Acute appendicitis, Appendicitis, Appendicectomy, Surgical diagnosis.

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