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Safety and efficacy of antibiotics compared with appendicectomy for treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials [PDF]
BMJ, The, 2012 Objective To compare the safety and efficacy of antibiotic treatment versus appendicectomy for the primary treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis. Design Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Dileep Lobo
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Diagnosing acute appendicitis in children with neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsBackgroundDiagnosing acute appendicitis (AA) in children can be challenging due to atypical symptoms and the difficulty in obtaining a comprehensive history. This study aimed to evaluate the value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in diagnosing
Mohamed Mahmoud Shalaby +4 more
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JAMA, 2021 “Science is built of facts the way a house is built of bricks: but an accumulation of facts is no more science than a pile of bricks is a house”, wrote the mathematician Henri Poincare. However, as surgeons and doctors, we have to face and consider our own “facts”. We are ageing! This is the first fact.
Mauro Podda +7 more
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Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of surgical abdomen. A delay in diagnosis and subsequent delay in intervention may lead to appendicular perforation which leads to peritonitis and further complications including death.
Manoranjan Ghosh +3 more
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Acute appendicitis in people living with HIV: What does the emergency surgeon needs to know?
SAGE Open Medicine, 2021 Acute appendicitis is among the commonest surgical emergencies seen in an acute setting. Individuals living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and/or the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have an increased risk of encountering ...
Arshad Mahmood +4 more
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The microbiome in adult acute appendicitis
Gut Microbiome, 2022 Acute appendicitis is a common acute surgical emergency; however, the pathogenesis of adult appendicitis remains poorly understood. The microbiome is increasingly thought to play a key role in inflammatory disease of the bowel and similarly, may play a ...
Mei Sze Lee +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 BackgroundUncomplicated and complicated acute appendicitis seem to be two different forms of this common abdominal emergency. The contribution of appendiceal microbiota to appendicitis pathogenesis has been suggested, but differences between ...
Sanja Vanhatalo +7 more
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Acute appendicitis presenting with MIS-C secondary to COVID-19
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022 Acute Appendicitis (AA) is among the most common causes of abdominal pain in children. Several physical exam findings, scoring systems, and imaging studies, such as ultrasonography and computed tomography, exist to assist clinicians in diagnosing acute ...
Amanda Sturgill +6 more
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Predictive value of immature granulocyte in the diagnosis of acute complicated appendicitis.
PLoS ONE, 2022 IntroductionThe goal in appendicitis is early diagnosis and early treatment. Complications develop as treatment is delayed. Therefore, there is a need for fast, low-cost markers that can be diagnosed earlier.
Gulsum Feyza Turkes +2 more
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Synchronous gallbladder perforation and appendicitis in a pediatric patient
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022 Background: Acute appendicitis and acute cholecystitis are among the most common diagnoses operated by general surgeons. However, synchronous appendicitis and cholecystitis have rarely been reported and most cases have been described as acalculous ...
José Miguel Aceves-Ayala +4 more
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