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Acute appendicitis [PDF]

The Moldovan Medical Journal, 2018
Background: It has been more than 130 years since Reginald Fitz described for the first time the pathomorphological changes of the acute appendicitis and after the first appendectomy that was performed by H.
Iurii Bazeliuc, Vahtang Gugava, Alin Bour   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

OPERATIONS FOR ACUTE APPENDICITIS. [PDF]

The Lancet, 1900
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James Berry
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Acute Appendicitis [PDF]

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, Gaetano Poillucci, Chiara Gerardi, Nicola Cillara, Leonardo Montemurro, Giulia Russo, Massimo Carlini, Adolfo Pisanu   +7 more
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Case Report: A Mirror Within: Open Appendectomy in a Patient With Situs Inversus Totalis and Acute Appendicitis. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT In case of situs inversus totalis, acute appendicitis can develop in the left lower quadrant, and delayed diagnosis and complications can occur. Clinicians should be highly suspicious and should use imaging to confirm diagnosis. Detection of anatomical differences leads to intervening steps at an initial stage and optimal surgical success in ...
Ahmad W, Ali H, Chaudhry WM, Iqbal J, Hussain A.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Rate of Application and Outcome of Non-operative Management of Acute Appendicitis in the Setting of COVID-19: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2021
Non-operative management (NOM) of acute appendicitis has been assessed in several studies before COVID-19 pandemic. This systematic review aimed to assess the extent of adoption, efficacy, and safety of NOM of acute appendicitis in the setting of COVID ...
S. Emile, H. Hamid, Sualeh Muslim Khan, George N. Davis   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Acute appendicitis–advances and controversies

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2021
Being one of the most common causes of the acute abdomen, acute appendicitis (AA) forms the bread and butter of any general surgeon’s practice. With the recent advancements in AA’s management, much controversy in diagnostic algorithms, possible ...
T. Teng, Xuan Rong Thong, Kai Yuan Lau, S. Balasubramaniam, V. Shelat   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence and severity of acute appendicitis: a comparison between 2019 and 2020

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, a decrease in the number of patients presenting with acute appendicitis was observed. It is unclear whether this caused a shift towards more complicated cases of acute appendicitis.
J. Scheijmans, A. Borgstein, C. Puylaert, W. Bom, S. Bachiri, E. V. van Bodegraven, A. T. Brandsma, F. T. Ter Brugge, S. D. de Castro, R. Couvreur, L. Franken, M. Gaspersz, M. D. de Graaff, Hannah Groenen, Suzanne C. Kleipool, Toon J. L. Kuypers, M. Martens, D. Mens, R. Orsini, Nando J. M. M. Reneerkens, T. Schok, W. J. A. Sedee, Shahzad Tavakoli Rad, J. Volders, Pepijn D. Weeder, J. Prins, H. Gietema, J. Stoker, S. Gisbertz, M. Besselink, M. Boermeester, C. S. E. G. M. D. M. M. J. L. S. F. P. S. L. A. A. W. Andeweg Boerma Bolmers Bolster van-Eenennaam Booge, C. Andeweg, E. G. Boerma, M. Bolmers, M. J. Bolster van-Eenennaam, L. Boogerd, P. van Duijvendijk, S. Gans, A. V. van Geloven, P. Gobardhan, E. R. Hendriks, J. T. ten Holder, J. Hoogendoorn, T. de Hoop, J. van Kesteren, J. Konsten, S. Kucukcelebi, A. L. Lopes Cardozo, G. Marres, R. Matthijsen, A. du Mee, S. van der Meij, J. Melenhorst, F. V. van Osch, G. Patijn, R. Ploumen, T. J. M. Quanjel, T. F. van Rees Vellinga, M. D. de Roos, C. V. van Rossem, H. Q. V. Quarles van Ufford, H. V. van Santvoort, N. Sosef, D. Schweitzer, T. Verhagen   +65 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Decreasing Incidence of Acute Appendicitis During COVID-19: A Retrospective Multi-centre Study

World Journal of Surgery, 2020
Background As the novel coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) spreads, a decrease in the number of patients with acute appendicitis (AA) has been noted in our institutions.
J. Tankel, A. Keinan, Ori Blich, Michael Koussa, Brigitte Helou, Shahaf Shay, Diaa Zugayar, A. Pikarsky, H. Mazeh, R. Spira, P. Reissman   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The role of digital rectal examination for diagnosis of acute appendicitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Digital rectal examination (DRE) has been traditionally recommendedto evaluate acute appendicitis, although several reports indicate its lack of utility for this diagnosis. No metaanalysis has examined DRE for diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
Fukuhara, Shunichi, Fukuma, Shingo, Nishiwaki, Hiroki, Noguchi, Yoshinori, Takada, Toshihiko, Yamamoto, Yosuke, Yamazaki, Shin   +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, Abdulkadir Unsal, Hakan Bulus   +2 more
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