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Appendicular mass – a rare form of tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2017
Tuberculosis is in the top 10 causes of death worldwide, being one of the most deadly infectious diseases. It is estimated that one of three people from the entire earth population has a latent infection with M tuberculosis.
Balalau, Cristian, Banu, Petrisor, Bratucu, Mircea, Constantin, Vlad D., Popa, Florian, Vladescu, Teodora   +5 more
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An innovative benefit‐of‐the‐doubt approach for health system effectiveness: a global case study on amenable mortality

International Transactions in Operational Research, Volume 32, Issue 5, Page 2847-2877, September 2025.
Abstract Health system performance assessment (HSPA) is essential for health planning and to improve population health. One of the HSPA domains is related to effectiveness, which can be represented considering different dimensions. Composite indicators can be used to summarize complex constructs involving several indicators. One example of such efforts
Giovanna D'Inverno, João Vasco Santos, Ana S. Camanho   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synchronous acute appendicitis and acute cholecystitis, is it a myth or reality? A literature review

Open Access Emergency Medicine, 2019
Fatemah Buhamed,1 Maged Edward,2 Abdullah Shuaib21Department of General Surgery, Mubarak Al-kabeer Hospital, Kuwait, Kuwait; 2Department of General Surgery, Mubarak Al-kabeer Hospital, Kuwait, KuwaitAbstract: Acute appendicitis and acute cholecystitis ...
Buhamed F, Edward M, Shuaib A
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Outcome reporting in randomised controlled trials and meta-analyses of appendicitis treatments in children: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children. Despite this, there is no core outcome set (COS) described for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in children with appendicitis and hence no consensus regarding outcome ...
A Bhangu, A Schneider, A Toki, AC Gasior, Agostino Pierro, AH Malik, AL Myers, AO Ciftci, B Tander, BC Johnston, BR Andersen, BR Andersen, BR Andersen, C Esposito, C Gutierrez, C Lejus, C Soderquist-Elinder, C Vons, Cheri Nickel, CM Snelling, D Moher, DC Little, DR King, E Gargon, E Gargon, EA Perez, F Kizilcan, GH Hutchinson, GH Kooi, H Lintula, H Lintula, H Lintula, HE Rice, IP Sinha, J Bruce, J Haller, J Hansson, J Styrud, JD Fraser, JF Svensson, JL Meller, JO Sherman, JV Schurman, KP Schropp, LR Padankatti, M Boers, M Boers, M Giacomantonio, M Schmitt, M Uhari, Martin Offringa, MC Foster, MC Foster, MCW Henry, MI Lavonius, ML Blakely, Mufiza Z. Kapadia, N Dalgic, N Saha, Nigel J. Hall, NS Blencowe, O Aziz, P Li, P Romero, P Saini, P Williamson, PC Minneci, PG Blomqvist, R Fowler, R Shalaby, RM Nataraja, S Sauerland, S Sauerland, S Sauerland, SA Banani, SA Banani, SD St Peter, SD St Peter, SD St Peter, SD St Peter, Simon Eaton, SL Pauniaho, SR Markar, SR Thomson, T Bates, T Oka, TA McAllister, TC Yu, TM Tsang, V Perez, Winnie W. Y. Chan, WJ Gorecki, WJ Pokorny   +92 more
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Sebelipase Alfa Improves Aminotransferase Levels in Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency: Data From an International Registry

Liver International, Volume 45, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims In patients with lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL‐D), elevations in alanine and aspartate aminotransferases (ALT, AST) are associated with liver damage. The objective of this analysis was to evaluate aminotransferase levels in patients treated with sebelipase alfa enzyme replacement therapy and untreated patients ...
Lorenzo D'Antiga, Jennifer Evans, Emilio Ros, Florian Abel, Manisha Balwani, Don P. Wilson, William Balistreri   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Rare Complication of Acute Appendicitis: Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis [PDF]

, 2016
Superior mesenteric vein (SMV) thrombosis caused by acute appendicitis is quite rare nowadays. These conditions occurs secondary to infection in the region drained by the portal venous system.
Johan, M. M. (Maisie), Koncoro, H. (Hendra), Setijoso, R. E. (Rafael)   +2 more
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Meta‐analysis of in‐hospital delay before surgery as a risk factor for complications in patients with acute appendicitis

British Journal of Surgery, 2018
The traditional fear that every case of acute appendicitis will eventually perforate has led to the generally accepted emergency appendicectomy with minimized delay.
S. V. Dijk, A. Dijk, M. Dijkgraaf, M. Boermeester   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Immunogenicity of ABBV‐154 in Adults With Glucocorticoid‐Dependent Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Phase 2, Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Trial

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Volume 77, Issue 8, Page 1041-1051, August 2025.
Objective An unmet need exists for glucocorticoid‐sparing treatments for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). The antibody‐drug conjugate ABBV‐154 comprises adalimumab conjugated to a glucocorticoid receptor modulator. We evaluated ABBV‐154 versus placebo in patients with glucocorticoid‐dependent PMR.
Robert F. Spiera, Valerie Devauchelle‐Pensec, Claire E. Owen, Federico Díaz‐González, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Edit Drescher, Jaclyn Anderson, Dilek Arikan, Ronilda D'Cunha, Julie Parmentier, Denise T. Kruzikas, Weihan Zhao, Yang Yang, Karen Stellpflug, Frank Buttgereit   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma emergency general surgery guideline summaries 2018: acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, acute diverticulitis, acute pancreatitis, and small bowel obstruction

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2019
In April 2017, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) asked the AAST Patient Assessment Committee to undertake a gap analysis for published clinical practice guidelines in emergency general surgery (EGS).
K. Schuster, D. Holena, A. Salim, S. Savage, M. Crandall   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mucocele of the Appendix Secondary to Chronic Appendicitis: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Chronic appendicitis leading to mucocele of appendix, though rare and often mimicking malignancy, can present with benign histopathology. Multidisciplinary correlation of clinical, imaging, intraoperative, and histopathological findings is critical to avoid misdiagnosis and guide conservative management in atypical presentations.
Parvat Kuwar Chhetri, Frederick M. Tiesenga, Priscilla E. Mawudzro   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source