Radiation methods in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis (literature review)

Aim. Analysis of the literature and comparative evaluation of data on the effectiveness of instrumental radiological diagnostic methods in patients with suspected OA.

Material and methods. A search was made for scientific publications, clinical recommendations, reports of congresses and scientific conferences in the information and analytical systems PubMed, Google Scholar and ELibrary for 2013–2022. by the following keywords: acute appendicitis, diagnosis of acute appendicitis, intestinal ultrasound, computed tomography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, CT and acute appendicitis, MRI for acute appendicitis, radiodiagnosis of appendicitis, radiodiagnosis of intestinal pathology, diagnosis of acute appendicitis, ultrasound, CT, MRI in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. In addition, the literature lists were analyzed to find articles that match the search criteria.

Results. 264 articles were analyzed, including publications of scientific conferences and congresses, 50 of which were used to compile the review. From the lists of references, 9 articles for 2020–2022 were additionally included. Search results – blocks of articles were created, within which the material was analyzed to study the questions posed.

Conclusion. Each of the radiological methods in the diagnosis of OA has strengths and weaknesses. Knowledge of these features, as well as the equipment of the hospital, can determine the choice of the method of radiation diagnostics in case of suspected OA. An analysis of the literature data on the comparison of the effectiveness of ray methods and the sequence of their application dictates the need to continue research in this direction.

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