Patient's question:
Hello doctor, can ultrasound detect appendicitis and prostatitis? What methods are currently used in hospitals to carefully examine how appendicitis and prostatitis occur? Are the methods you use very accurate? Do mistakes happen?Doctor's answer:
Appendicitis and prostatitis are two different diseases, both primarily caused by inflammation. Early diagnosis of acute simple appendicitis is mainly achieved through blood tests and symptoms of appendicitis. Early diagnosis is not possible with color Doppler ultrasound. If edema or purulent appendicitis occurs, color Doppler ultrasound can be used for diagnosis. Clinical diagnosis of prostatitis mainly relies on laboratory tests of prostatic fluid. Prostate color Doppler ultrasound is used for diagnosis, but clinical diagnosis can only observe how the prostate is swollen. It is an auxiliary diagnostic treatment.