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Original Research

Diagnostic Value of Plasma Pentraxin-3 in Acute Appendicitis

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Pages 143-148 | Received 22 Jul 2017, Accepted 15 Sep 2017, Published online: 11 Oct 2017
 

ABSTRACT

Purpose: To measure serum PTX3 levels in patients admitted with right lower quadrant pain to emergency department and to investigate whether this parameter will be helpful for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

Materials and methods: This study was conducted with a group of 89 patients over 17 years of age who were admitted with the complaint of right lower quadrant pain to ED and had a preliminary diagnosis of acute appendicitis clinically and the control group of 31 healthy volunteers in a tertiary university hospital for 3 months.

Results: Median PTX3 levels were 3.28 (1.08-30.24) ng/mL in the acute appendicitis groups and 0.97 (0.34-2.62) ng/mL in the control group. A significant difference was observed between acute appendicitis groups and the control group (p < 0.05).

Conclusion: PTX3 was found to be significantly higher in patient with acute appendicitis compared to the control group and the patients with non-specific abdominal pain. PTX3 can be used as an aid in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

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COMPLIANCE WITH ETHICAL STANDARDS

None of the authors had any financial or personal relationships with other individuals or organizations that might inappropriately influence their work during the submission process.

INFORMED CONSENT

Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.

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