Posssible Urine Test For Appendicitis

We don’t seem to hear about too many people these days who have appendicitis – I’m not sure why, but people still do get it and it can be very serious.

My daughter had appendicitis when she was 15 and her roomie at the hospital had it as well, except her appendix had burst before the surgeon got to it. When an appendix bursts, this can cause infection in the belly, which can be life threatening. Luckily, the girl was ok, but it must have been very frightening for her parents.

It’s not always easy to tell if a child has appendicitis, or anyone for that matter. The abdominal pain could be caused by other health issues and sometimes, surgeons operate because they’re sure that the child has appendicitis only to find out that was not the cause. So what to do if there’s no test other than using tests like computed tomography scans (CT scans)?

Soon, there could be a simple urine test. Researchers from Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA, found that urine from children with appendicitis had certain biomarkers and their research was recently published in the journal Annals of Emergency Medicine .

Source: Urine Test May Detect Childhood Appendicitis

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