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Background: Acute appendicitis has historically been considered a clinical diagnosis, necessitating a CT scan only in the face of equivocal signs and symptoms. The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the liberal use of CT in the work up of acute appendicitis results in a decreased negative appendectomy rate (NAR).
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