Diagnóstico clínico en apendicitis aguda: una evaluación prospectiva* Assessment of clinical signs and symptoms in patients with acute appendicitis

SUMMARY Background: The clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis is challenging and requires rapid decisions. Therefore the assessment of relevance of the different signs and symptoms is useful. Aim: To assess importance of different signs and symptoms in patients with pathologically proven acute appendicitis. Material and method: Prospective evaluation of patients with suspected appendicitis operated in a public hospital of Santiago. Migration of abdominal pain, pain in the right lower quadrant, rebound tenderness,