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. 2008 Jul 25;25(8):486–491. doi: 10.1136/emj.2007.052142

Table 4. Final diagnoses made by the senior surgeon for study patients with abdominal pain in the emergency department in the ultrasound (US) and no ultrasound (control) groups.

US, n (%)(n = 392) No US, n (%)(n = 391) Total(n = 783)
Non-specific abdominal pain 148 (37.9) 148 (38.1) 296 (38.0)
Cholelithiasis (symptomatic, with or without cholecystitis) 34 (8.7) 27 (7.0) 61 (7.8)
Appendicitis 34 (8.7) 29 (7.5) 63 (8.1)
Diverticulitis 17 (4.3) 35 (9.0) 52 (6.7)
Ureteric calculus (symptomatic, with or without hydronephrosis) 22 (5.6) 23 (5.9) 45 (5.8)
Urinary tract infection (cystitis or pyelonephritis) 18 (4.6) 14 (3.6) 32 (4.1)
Dyspepsia/reflux/oesophagitis 16 (4.1) 12 (3.1) 28 (3.6)
Gastroenteritis/virosis 14 (3.6) 10 (2.6) 24 (3.1)
Choledocholithiasis (with or without cholangitis or pancreatitis) 9 (2.3) 13 (3.4) 22 (2.8)
Tumour (not previously known) 10 (2.6) 11 (2.8) 21 (2.7)
Ovarian cyst (symptomatic, with
or without rupture/bleeding) 7 (1.8) 11 (2.8) 18 (2.3)
Pancreatitis (without calculus) 11 (2.8) 5 (1.3) 16 (2.1)
Muscle-related pain 9 (2.3) 5 (1.3) 14 (1.8)
Ileus/subileus 3 (0.8) 10 (2.6) 13 (1.7)
Constipation/faecaloma 6 (1.5) 4 (1.0) 10 (1.3)
Hydronephrosis (without ureteric calculus) 4 (1.0) 3 (0.8) 7 (0.9)
Abscess 4 (1.0) 3 (0.8) 7 (0.9)
Salpingitis 6 (1.5) 1 (0.3) 7 (0.9)
Hernia 5 (1.3) 1 (0.3) 6 (0.8)
Colitis/terminal ileitis 0 (0.0) 5 (1.3) 5 (0.6)
Duodenal ulcer without perforation 2 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.3)
Perforated duodenal ulcer 1 (0.3) 1 (0.3) 2 (0.3)
Abdominal aortic aneurysm 0 (0.0) 1 (0.3) 1 (0.1)
Other diagnosis 11 (2.9) 16 (4.1) 27 (3.4)