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IS PEDIATRIC APPENDICITIS SCORE SUFFICIENT TO MAKE THE DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS AMONG CHILDREN?

The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016
Background:Children with acute abdominal pain represent most of the admitted cases to the pediatric surgical department, one third of these cases are acute appendicitis.
Ali F Abdullah, Firas M Katoof, Basim Sh Ahmed   +2 more
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Correlation between the serum and tissue levels of oxidative stress markers and the extent of inflammation in acute appendicitis

Clinics, 2014
OBJECTIVES: To determine the serum and tissue levels of markers of impaired oxidative metabolism and correlate these levels with the histopathology and Alvarado score of acute appendicitis patients.
Ersin Gürkan Dumlu, Mehmet Tokaç, Birkan Bozkurt, Murat Baki Yildirim, Merve Ergin, Abdussamed Yalçin, Mehmet Kiliç   +6 more
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Laparoscopic appendectomy for complicated acute appendicitis does not result in increased surgical complications

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2012
Background/Objectives: Septic postoperative complications are debated in patients with complicated acute appendicitis treated with laparoscopic appendectomy (LA).
Yueh-Ming Lin, Ching-Hua Hsieh, Chia-I Cheng, Boon-Lee Tan, Hang-Tsung Liu   +4 more
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A Rare Cause of Acute Appendicitis: Enterobius vermicularis

Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 2021
Acute appendicitis is the most common intra-abdominal pathology that requires emergency surgery in general surgery clinics. The aetiology of acute appendicitis includes both infectious and non-infectious causes.
Mehmet Patmano, Tufan Gümüş, Filiz İlhan Türkel   +2 more
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Imaging Findings of the Unusual Presentations, Associations and Clinical Mimics of Acute Appendicitis

Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019
There are many kinds of unusual presentations or associations and clinical mimics of acute appendicitis, and definitive diagnosis requires knowledge of the imaging findings in some cases.
Mustafa Kemal Demir, Yildiray Savas, Yavuz Furuncuoglu, Tarik Cevher, Serdar Demiral, Babek Tabandeh, Melisa Aslan   +6 more
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Making a Decision between Acute Appendicitis and Acute Gastroenteritis

Children, 2020
Acute appendicitis is one of the most common pediatric abdominal emergencies. Early diagnosis is vital for a positive outcome. However, it may initially present with diarrhea and vomiting, mimicking acute gastroenteritis, thus delaying prompt surgery ...
Yi-Ting Lu, Po-Cheng Chen, Ying-Hsien Huang, Fu-Chen Huang   +3 more
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Concurrent COVID-19 infection in children with acute appendicitis: A report of three cases

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
Literature describing patients with concomitant COVID-19 infection with acute appendicitis in pediatric patients is growing, and understanding the clinical picture of such patients is relevant in their treatment.
Maximo J. Acevedo, BS, Dylan Steffey, MD, Johanne E. Dillon, MD, James T. Lee, MD, David J. Worhunsky, MD   +4 more
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Estimating the potential overdiagnosis and overtreatment of acute appendicitis in Thailand using a secondary data analysis of service utilization before, during and after the COVID-19 lockdown policy.

PLoS ONE, 2022
IntroductionAcute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies; however, optimal diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis remains challenging.
Jarawee Sukmanee, Rukmanee Butchon, Myka Harun Sarajan, Thanayut Saeraneesopon, Chulathip Boonma, Picharee Karunayawong, Yot Teerawattananon, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai   +7 more
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Meteorological and demographic factors associated with the onset of acute appendicitis in rural islands of Japan

Surgery in Practice and Science, 2022
Introduction: Emergency surgery and hospitalisation has become a burden in rural areas owing to a shortage of surgeons. Acute appendicitis is a common emergency disease.
Shima Asano
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Laparoscopic appendectomy in a postcovid period

Клінічна хірургія, 2021
Objective. Determination of the role and place of laparoscopic appendectomy in a postcovid period. Materials and methods. Laparoscopic appendectomy was performed in 73 patients, who have carried COVID–19.
V. V. Mіshchenko, P. І. Pustovoit, R. Yu. Vododiuk, V. V. Velichko   +3 more
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