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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2022

Comparative study between clinical diagnosis, plain radiography and sonography for the diagnosis of nontraumatic acute abdomen.

Pradeep Sharma, Rajan Sood, Mukul Sharma, Arun K Gupta, Arun Chauhan

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pradeep SharmaDepartment of General Surgery, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Rajan SoodDepartment of General Surgery, MM Medical College and Hospital, Kumarhatti-Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Mukul SharmaDepartment of General Surgery, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Nahan, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Arun K GuptaDepartment of General Surgery, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Arun ChauhanDepartment of General Surgery, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Indira Gandhi Medical College · INGovernment Medical College · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Acute abdomen is the most commonly attended surgical emergency. It can be caused by intra-abdominal, extra-abdominal and metabolic causes. A few imaging modalities are at disposal of primary care physicians like plain x-ray and ultrasonography. Materials and Methods: This study has been done to compare the efficacy of clinical diagnosis, plain radiography and sonography in diagnosis of non-traumatic acute abdomen. Every patient under study admitted in the Department of General Surgery underwent thorough clinical evaluation, biochemical investigations, X-rays and sonography. Findings of clinical evaluation, X-Rays and sonography were compared to the final diagnosis found intraoperatively. Results: Clinical diagnosis was made in 47 (94%) out of 50 patients. X-rays were able to diagnose in 20 patients (40%) whereas sonography diagnosed 26 patients (52%). Conclusion: The present study showed that clinical evaluation, x-rays or Ultrasound alone are not sufficient to diagnose cause of non-traumatic acute abdomen in all cases. Clinical evaluation combined with x-rays and ultrasound increases the number and accuracy of pre-operative diagnosis in non-traumatic acute abdomen.

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Acute abdomenclinical diagnosissonographyX-ray

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PMID36994008
PMCPMC10041025
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