Zosimas, Dimitrios;
Lykoudis, Panagis M;
Strano, Giuseppe;
Burke, Josh;
Al-Cerhan, Eyad;
Shatkar, Veeranna;
(2021)
Bilirubin is a specific marker for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
, 22
(4)
, Article 1056. 10.3892/etm.2021.10490.
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Abstract
Total serum bilirubin and other biochemical parameters have been associated with acute appendicitis, mainly in complicated cases. The present study aimed to evaluate the role of biochemical parameters in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, and to further investigate the role of bilirubin as a diagnostic marker irrespective of the severity of the pathology. All recorded cases of appendicectomies in a 1-year period in a single institution were reviewed. The median values of white cell count, C-reactive protein and total serum bilirubin on admission were associated with final histology, and their respective rates of abnormal and normal values were compared between patients who were proven to have negative histology and patients who were proven to have acute appendicitis. A total of 300 patients were studied. Median total serum bilirubin, white cell count and C-reactive protein on admission were significantly associated with acute appendicitis (P<0.001). Respective rates of normal and abnormal values were significantly associated with final histology (P<0.001). Total serum bilirubin demonstrated higher specificity (0.88) but lower sensitivity (0.26) and diagnostic accuracy (0.40) for acute appendicitis. In conclusion, total serum bilirubin on admission should be considered in the diagnostic workup to confirm rather than exclude appendicitis, without focusing on subgroups of specific severity of the disease. White cell count and C-reactive protein may also contribute to the diagnostic work-up, although with limited accuracy.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Bilirubin is a specific marker for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis |
| Location: | Greece |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3892/etm.2021.10490 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10490 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Medicine, Research & Experimental, Research & Experimental Medicine, bilirubin, white cell count, C-reactive protein, acute appendicitis, histology, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, WHITE CELL COUNT, LEUKOCYTE COUNT, HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PERFORATION, ACCURACY |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10150726 |
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