THE ROLE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) IN PATIENTS WITH RIGHT ILIAC FOSSA PAIN IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Objective To emphasize the accuracy of CT as non-invasive method either to confirm specific diagnosis or suggest an alternative diagnosis for right iliac fossa pain. Material and method A total number of 200 patients who underwent abdomen and pelvic CT, their images were retrospectively reviewed in a period between June 2019 –December 2019 at King Hussein Medical Center. The age of the patients ranges from (14-70 years) with the mean age 42 years. All scans were performed with Siemens definition dual source 64 slice CT scan, abdominal CT scan protocol with or without intravenous (IV) contrast media administration. The results will be analyzed by simple statistical method.