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[Does measuring axillo-rectal temperature difference help in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis?]

H Putzki1, B Reichert

  • 1Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemeinchirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule, Hannover.

Langenbecks Archiv Fur Chirurgie
|January 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

The axillorectal temperature difference has very low diagnostic value for acute appendicitis. Statistical analysis showed it is not a reliable indicator for distinguishing appendicitis from other conditions.

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