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Balancing small against large burdens [PDF]

, 2018
Common principles for resource allocation in health care can prioritize the alleviation of small health burdens over lifesaving treatment. I argue that there is some evidence that these principles are at odds with a sizable share of public opinion, which
Voorhoeve, Alex
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Acute appendicitis: An overview

East African Medical Journal, 2009
To provide an overview of the changing epidemiology of acute appendicitis in the developed and developing countries and the presumptive reasons.Major published series of the last two decades were reviewed using Medline Search and Index Medicus. The myriad of diagnostic approaches currently employed to reduce the hitherto high rates of negative ...
Saidi, H S, Adwok, J A
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Appendicectomy and multiple sclerosis risk

, 2011
Background: Appendicectomy for acute appendicitis, but not for other causes, is inversely associated with immune-mediated diseases such as ulcerative colitis, suggesting appendicitis is a marker of immune characteristics influencing immune-mediated ...
Bahmanyar, S., Hillert, J., Montgomery, S.M., Olsson, T., Roshanisefat, H.   +4 more
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Acute appendicitis in overweight patients: the role of preoperative imaging. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of acute appendicitis in overweight patients is challenging due to the limited value of the clinical examination. The benefits of ultrasonography and abdominal CT have been studied in the general population, but there is limited
Clavien, P.A., Hahnloser, D., Muller, M.K., Patak, M.A., Sauvain, M.O., Tschirky, S.   +5 more
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Prospective Observational Study on acute Appendicitis Worldwide (POSAW)

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2018
BackgroundAcute appendicitis (AA) is the most common surgical disease, and appendectomy is the treatment of choice in the majority of cases. A correct diagnosis is key for decreasing the negative appendectomy rate.
M. Sartelli, G. Baiocchi, S. di Saverio, F. Ferrara, Francesco M Labricciosa, L. Ansaloni, F. Coccolini, D. Vijayan, A. Abbas, H. Abongwa, J. Agboola, Adamu Ahmed, L. Akhmeteli, N. Akkapulu, S. Akkucuk, F. Altıntoprak, Aurelia L. Andreiev, D. Anyfantakis, B. Atanasov, M. Bala, D. Balalis, O. Baraket, G. Bellanova, M. Beltrán, R. Melo, R. Bini, K. Bouliaris, D. Brunelli, A. Castillo, M. Catani, A. Che jusoh, A. Chichom-Mefire, G. Cocorullo, R. Coimbra, E. Colak, Sílvia Costa, K. Daş, S. Delibegović, Z. Demetrashvili, I. Di Carlo, N. Kiseleva, Tamer El Zalabany, M. Faro, M. Ferreira, G. Fraga, M. Gachabayov, W. Ghnnam, T. Giménez Maurel, Georgios Gkiokas, C. Gomes, E. Griffiths, A. Guner, Sanjay Gupta, A. Hecker, E. S. Hirano, A. Hodonou, M. Huťan, O. Ioannidis, A. Işık, G. Ivakhov, Sumita A. Jain, Mantas Jokubauskas, A. Karamarkovic, S. Kauhanen, R. Kaushik, A. Kavalakat, J. Kenig, V. Khokha, Desmond Khor, Dennis Kim, J. I. Kim, V. Kong, K. Lasithiotakis, P. Leão, Miguel Leon, A. Litvin, V. Lohsiriwat, E. L. López-Tomassetti Fernández, E. Lostoridis, J. Maciel, P. Major, A. Dimova, D. Manatakis, A. Marinis, A. Martínez-Pérez, S. Marwah, M. McFarlane, C. Mesina, N. Michalopoulos, E. Misiakos, A. Mohamedahmed, R. Moldovanu, G. Montori, Raghuveer Mysore Narayana, Ionut Negoi, I. Nikolopoulos, G. Novelli, V. Novikovs, I. Olaoye, A. Omari, C. Ordoñez, Mouaqit Ouadii, Z. Ozkan, A. Pal, G. Palini, L. Partecke, F. Pata, M. Pędziwiatr, G. A. Pereira Júnior, T. Pintar, M. Pisarska, C. F. Ploneda-Valencia, Konstantinos Pouggouras, V. Prabhu, P. Ramakrishnapillai, J. Regimbeau, M. Reitz, D. Ríos-Cruz, S. Saar, B. Sakakushev, C. Seretis, A. Sazhin, V. Shelat, M. Škrovina, D. Smirnov, C. Spyropoulos, M. Strzałka, P. Talving, R. A. Teixeira Gonsaga, G. Theobald, G. Tomadze, M. Torba, C. Tranà, J. Ulrych, M. Uzunoğlu, A. Vasilescu, S. Occhionorelli, A. Venara, A. Vereczkei, N. Vettoretto, N. Vlad, M. Walędziak, T. Yılmaz, K. Yuan, Cui Yunfeng, Justas Žilinskas, G. Grelpois, F. Catena   +147 more
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Sigmoid Schistosomiasis Granuloma Manifested as a Large Painless Supra‐Pubic Mass: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Schistosomiasis remains a prevalent parasitic disease in tropical and subtropical regions, ranking second to malaria in terms of parasitic burden. The disease manifests in two primary forms: urinary schistosomiasis, caused by Schistosoma haematobium, and intestinal schistosomiasis, associated with S. mansoni and S. japonicum.
Rawa Badri, Safa Abdalrhim, Aymen Hamid, Ahmed Salah Aldeen, Ahmed Tahir, Mohamad Osama Ahmad   +5 more
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Appendicolith appendicitis is clinically complicated acute appendicitis—is it histopathologically different from uncomplicated acute appendicitis

International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 2019
Acute appendicitis may present as uncomplicated and complicated and these disease forms differ both epidemiologically and clinically. Complicated acute appendicitis has traditionally been defined as an appendicitis complicated by perforation or a ...
Jari Mällinen, Siina Vaarala, Markus J. Mäkinen, Elina Lietzén, J. Grönroos, P. Ohtonen, T. Rautio, P. Salminen   +7 more
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A Rare Case of Ileal Intussusception Caused by Primary Small Bowel Trichobezoar and Meckel's Diverticulum in an Autistic Child

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Intussusception is a condition in which one part of the intestine slides into an adjacent part of the intestine. Intussusception is an important cause of an acute abdomen and the second most common cause of bowel obstruction in children.
Marwa Messaoud, Habib Ullah Joya, Amani N. Alansari, Abir Jouini, Amine Ksiaa, Ahmed Zrig, Lasaad Sahnoun   +6 more
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Intra-abdominal pressure: A simple, yet reliable indicator for the diagnosis and prognosis of appendicitis

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2014
Introduction: Appendicitis is one of the more common surgical emergencies and it is one of the most common causes of an acute abdomen. Left untreated, appendicitis has the potential for severe complications.
Raghuveer Reddy, Gurjit Singh
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Evaluation of a low-dose CT protocol with oral contrast for assessment of acute appendicitis [PDF]

, 2018
The aim of this study was to evaluate a low-dose CT with oral contrast medium (LDCT) for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and compare its performance with standard-dose i.v. contrast-enhanced CT (standard CT) according to patients' BMIs.
Becker, Christoph, Gervaz, Pascal, Jlassi, Helmi, Platon, Alexandra, Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre, Rutschmann, Olivier, Verdun, Francis   +6 more
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