Does Obesity Limit the Sonographic Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Children?

YİĞİTER, Murat; Kantarci, Abdulmecit; YALCIN, Onur; YALCIN, Ahmet; SALMAN, Ahmet

doi:10.1002/jcu.20782

Does Obesity Limit the Sonographic Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Children?

YİĞİTER M., Kantarci M., YALCIN O., YALCIN A., SALMAN A. B.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND, cilt.39, sa.4, ss.187-190, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2011
Doi Numarası: 10.1002/jcu.20782
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.187-190
Anahtar Kelimeler: appendicitis, body mass index, obesity, ultrasonography
Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether obesity has a negative impact on the ultrasound (US) visualization of the appendix in children clinically diagnosed with appendicitis.