Literature

Publications from Helsinki University Hospital:

1. Sammalkorpi HE, Mentula P, Leppäniemi A. A new adult appendicitis score improves diagnostic accuracy of acute appendicitis – a prospective study.  BMC Gastroenterology 2014; 14:114.

2. Sammalkorpi HE, Mentula P, Savolainen H, Leppäniemi A. The Introduction of Adult Appendicitis Score Reduced Negative Appendectomy Rate. Scand J Surg 2017; 106(3): 196-201.

3. Sammalkorpi HE, Leppäniemi A, Lantto E, Mentula P. Performance of imaging studies in patients with suspected appendicitis after stratification with adult appendicitis score. World J Emerg Surg: WJES 2017; 12(1): 2365.

4. Lastunen KS, Leppäniemi AK, Mentula PJ. DIAgnostic IMaging or Observation in Early Equivocal AppeNDicitis (DIAMOND): Open-Label, Randomized Clinical Trial. British Journal of Surgery 2022;109:588-94.