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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0535-5133</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Investigación Clínica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Invest. clín]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0535-5133</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas "Dr. Américo Negrette", Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0535-51332024000100027</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.54817/ic.v65n1a03</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Diagnostic value of abdominal ultrasound in patients with acute appendicitis and analysis of the expression of related inflammatory factors.]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Valor diagnóstico de la ecografía abdominal en pacientes con apendicitis aguda y análisis de la expresión de factores inflamatorios relacionados.]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yang]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Siyuan]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Wang]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mingyan]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yang]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Linxin]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ning]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fujian Provincial Hospital Department of Ultrasound ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>China</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fujian Provincial Hospital Department of Ultrasound ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>China</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>65</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>27</fpage>
<lpage>36</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0535-51332024000100027&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0535-51332024000100027&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0535-51332024000100027&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix that, if left untreated, can be life-threatening. Abdominal ultrasound helps diagnose it and differentiate it from other causes of abdominal pain. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of abdominal ultrasound in acute appendicitis (AA) and assess inflammatory factor levels in different types of appendicitis. One hundred patients with AA were selected as the observation group, and 30 patients with simple abdominal pain as the control group. Among the 100 AA patients, 37 (37%) cases had blurred appendiceal boundaries, 24 (24%) cases had fecal calculus in the appendix cavity, 13 (13%) cases had enhanced echo intensity of surrounding fat, 15 (15%) cases presented enlarged outer diameter of the appendix (&gt; 6mm), one (1%) case had peripheral lymphadenopathy, and one (1%) case had peripheral effusion. None of the cases (0%) presented a peripheral mass. The levels of white blood cells (WBC) and inflammatory factors: C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL -6), and tumor necrosis factor &#945; (TNF-&#945;)) patients with uncomplicated appendicitis were lower than those with suppurative appendicitis, gangrenous appendicitis, or peri-appendiceal abscess (p &lt;0.05). The blurred boundary of the appendix, fecal stones in the appendix cavity, an enlarged outer diameter of the appendix (&gt; 6mm), and an enhanced echogenicity of the surrounding fat are the most common ultrasonic signs of AA. Abdominal ultrasound has an excellent diagnostic value on pathological types of AA. The increase in the level of inflammatory factors can indicate the severity of the disease to a certain extent.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La apendicitis es la inflamación del apéndice, que si no es tratada puede poner en peligro la vida. La ecografía abdominal ayuda a diagnosticarla y diferenciarla de otras causas de dolor abdominal. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar el valor diagnóstico de la ecografía abdominal en la apendicitis aguda (AA) y evaluar los niveles de factores inflamatorios en diferentes tipos de apendicitis. Se seleccionaron 100 pacientes con AA como grupo de observación y 30 pacientes con dolor abdominal simple como grupo control. Entre los 100 pacientes con AA, 37 (37%) casos tenían límites apendiculares borrosos, 24 (24%) casos tenían cálculos fecales en la cavidad del apéndice, 13 (13%) casos tenían aumento de la ecogenicidad de la grasa circundante, 15 (15%) casos presentaron agrandamiento del diámetro exterior del apéndice (&gt; 6 mm), 1 (1%) caso tenía adenopatías periféricas y 1 (1%) caso tenía derrame periférico. Ninguno de los casos (0%) presentó una masa periférica. Los niveles de glóbulos blancos (WBC) y factores inflamatorios como proteína C reactiva (CRP), interleucina-6 (IL -6) y factor de necrosis tumoral &#945; (TNF-&#945;)) en pacientes con apendicitis no complicada, fueron más bajos en comparación con pacientes con apendicitis supurativa, apendicitis gangrenosa o absceso peri apendicular (p &lt;0,05). El límite borroso del apéndice, los cálculos fecales en la cavidad del apéndice, un diámetro externo agrandado del apéndice (&gt; 6 mm) y un aumento de la ecogenicidad de la grasa circundante son los signos ultrasónicos más comunes de AA. La ecografía abdominal tiene un buen valor diagnóstico en los tipos patológicos de AA. El aumento en el nivel de factores inflamatorios puede indicar la gravedad de la enfermedad hasta cierto punto.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[acute appendicitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[abdominal ultrasound]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[inflammatory factors]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fuzzy appendiceal border]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ultrasound signs]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[apendicitis aguda]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ultrasonido abdominal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[factores inflamatorios]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[limites apendiculares borrosos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[signos de ultrasonido]]></kwd>
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