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Detection of appendicitis by measurement of orthohydroxyhippuric acid

  • US 5,470,750 A
  • Filed: 07/09/1992
  • Issued: 11/28/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for diagnosing appendicitis, said method comprising:

  • obtaining a urine sample from a human being suspected of having appendicitis; and

    determining, by a color-producing chemical reaction, that the concentration of σ

    -hydroxyhippuric acid in the urine sample is at least about 10 mg/liter and thereby indicating the probable presence of appendicitis in said human being.

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