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Diagnostic Value of Plasma Pentraxin-3 in Acute Appendicitis
Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2019 Purpose: To measure serum PTX3 levels in patients admitted with right lower quadrant pain to emergency department and to investigate whether this parameter will be helpful for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
Ali Aygun +9 more
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Billiards in convex bodies with acute angles [PDF]
arXiv, 2015 In this paper we investigate the existence of closed billiard trajectories in not necessarily smooth convex bodies. In particular, we show that if a body $K\subset \mathbb{R}^d$ has the property that the tangent cone of every non-smooth point $q\in \partial K$ is acute (in a certain sense) then there is a closed billiard trajectory in $K$.
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Modified APPEND Score for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis in a New Zealand Pasifika Population
World Journal of Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 4, Page 868-872, April 2025.ABSTRACT Background Diagnosing acute appendicitis often requires biochemical and imaging support which may not be feasible in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). The APPEND score, developed in New Zealand, includes C‐reactive protein (CRP) which in resource‐limited settings, may be hindered by slow processing times.
Renato Pitesa +2 more
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Acute amebic appendicitis: Report of a rare case
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2010 Acute appendicitis of amebic origin is considered a rare cause of acute appendicitis. We report a case of amebic appendicitis presenting with fever, severe pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen and rebound tenderness.
Singh Naorem +2 more
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Acute and sub-acute stroke lesion segmentation from multimodal MRI [PDF]
arXiv, 2018 Acute stroke lesion segmentation tasks are of great clinical interest as they can help doctors make better informed treatment decisions. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is time demanding but can provide images that are considered gold standard for diagnosis.
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Australian Journal of Rural Health, Volume 33, Issue 2, April 2025.ABSTRACT Background The impact of socioeconomic status and distance to hospital on negative appendicectomy rates is unknown. These factors have been shown to be important predictors of health in a rural setting. Objective To determine whether socioeconomic status and road distance to hospital were risk factors for negative appendicectomy.
Roy Huynh +5 more
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The Muscle-Splitting or McBurney Incision in Acute Appendicitis, with or without Abscess; The Course and Result in 75 Consecutive Cases [PDF]
, 1905 L. R. G. CRANDON, David D. Scannell
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Prevalence and Incidence of Dementia in Patients With Non‐Overtly Functional Adrenal Tumours
Clinical Endocrinology, Volume 102, Issue 4, Page 371-379, April 2025.ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the prevalence and incidence of dementia in patients with non‐overtly functional adrenal tumours (NOFATs). Design A national retrospective register‐based study was conducted on patients diagnosed with NOFAT and controls diagnosed between 2005 and 2019, in Sweden.
Hadis Mirzaei +4 more
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Prolonged Fever in Children: An Inpatient Diagnostic Framework for Infections in Australia
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Volume 61, Issue 4, Page 532-539, April 2025.ABSTRACT There are many causes of fever in children, ranging from common and self‐limiting to serious and life threatening. Careful assessment of children with prolonged fever without an obvious or identified source requires detailed history and examination with consideration of infections unique to the specific geographical region and individual ...
Heshani Rupasinghe +3 more
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