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. 2024 Sep 25;16(9):e70222. doi: 10.7759/cureus.70222

Table 3. "Amr sign" and other clinical findings of patients with acute appendicitis.

Attributes/categories n %
"Amr sign"
Negative 81 41.5%
Positive 114 58.5%
Disposition
Total admitted 195 100%
Operated 152 77.9%
Observed 43 22.1%
Histopathology
Positive 140 71.8%
Negative 16 8.2 %
Discharged no surgery 39 20.0%
Overall negative 55 28.2 %
Rovsing’s sign
Negative 109 55.9%
Positive 86 44.1%
Image modalities
Negative 31 15.9%
Positive 95 48.7%
Inconclusive 10 5.1%
Not done 59 30.3%