Abstract:The goal of this work was the comparison of the diagnostic eff ectiveness of the Alvarado score and the clinicosonoscopic
acute destructive appendicitis score (CSADA score) in a prospective-retrospective study of 336 patients. CSADA score showed statistically signifi cant better sensitivity 96,9 %, specifi city 80 % and accuracy 88,2 %. It has lower «grey zone» (3,6 %) and less cases of missed destructive appendicitis (2,5 %).
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