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The ultrasound diagnosis was compared with the surgical diagnosis. Chi-square and Fisher\u2019s exact tests were used for association, and Kappa statistics was used for interobserver agreement. Diagnostic performance markers included sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and diagnostic accuracy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The most common conditions included appendicitis (27.5%), bowel perforation (21.7%), and ectopic pregnancy (12.5%). Ultrasonography had an overall sensitivity of 80.8%, specificity of 99.1%, PPV of 89.0%, NPV of 98.3%, and diagnostic accuracy of 97.6%. Sensitivities of 69.7%, 88.5%, 100.0%, and specificities of 98.9%, 96.8%, 100.0% were seen for acute appendicitis, bowel perforation, and ectopic pregnancy, respectively. There was a significant relationship between ultrasound and surgical diagnosis of most of the acute abdominal conditions (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001) except for appendiceal abscess (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.05). Ultrasound and surgical diagnosis of all the acute abdominal conditions showed beyond chance kappa (\u03ba) interobserver agreement (0.20&lt; \u03ba \u22641.00).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>With skilled hands, there is high concordance between ultrasound and surgical diagnosis of acute abdomen. Ultrasonography should be part of the initial evaluation of patients with surgical acute abdomen in a setting where emergency abdominal computed tomography is not readily available, accessible, and affordable.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/aam.aam_152_24","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,27]],"date-time":"2025-06-27T10:00:13Z","timestamp":1751018413000},"page":"449-456","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Surgical Acute Abdomen in Zaria, Nigeria"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"25","author":[{"given":"Ibrahim","family":"Aliyu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ahmed Umdagas","family":"Hamidu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of 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