Preop CT May Reduce Unnecessary Appendectomy (CME/CE)

Courtesy MedPage Today Surgery  Thu, 01/28/2010 - 08:04

The use of computed tomography to diagnose appendicitis may reduce the likelihood of removing healthy organs in women under 45, but not among other groups, a retrospective study showed.


 

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