Negative appendectomy rates have been a concern ... Selective use of CT is associated with a reduction in nontherapeutic laparotomy rate in patients in whom the diagnosis of appendicitis is ...
Results: Three hundred ninety-four patients underwent appendectomy in 1995 versus ... the use of CT significantly reduces the negative laparotomy rate without increasing the perforation rate.
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