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Hyperbilirubinemia as an Indicator of Perforated Acute Appendicitis in Pediatric Population: A Prospective Study

Surgical Infections, 2021
Background: This prospective cohort study aimed to investigate the association of hyperbilirubinemia with perforated appendicitis in the pediatric population.
Z. Pogorelić, Ana Marija Lukšić, Jakov Mihanović, D. Đikić, Vedran Balta   +4 more
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Diagnosis of acute appendicitis based on clinical scores: is it a myth or reality?

Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 2021
Background and aim of the work In April 2020, the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) published the first update to the Jerusalem Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis.
M. Podda, A. Pisanu, M. Sartelli, F. Coccolini, D. Damaskos, G. Augustin, Mansoor Khan, F. Pata, B. de Simone, L. Ansaloni, F. Catena, S. di Saverio   +11 more
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Acute Appendicitis in Children Younger than Five Years of Age: Diagnostic Challenge for Pediatric Surgeons

Surgical Infections, 2020
Background: The aim of this study is the evaluation of clinical signs and outcomes of treatment in children under five years of age who underwent appendectomy because of acute appendicitis.
Z. Pogorelić, Josipa Domjanović, M. Jukić, Tina Poklepović Peričić   +3 more
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The Accuracy of Low-dose Computed Tomography Protocol in Patients With Suspected Acute Appendicitis: The OPTICAP Study.

Annals of Surgery, 2020
OBJECTIVE To compare diagnostic accuracy of contrast enhanced low-dose computed tomography (CT) accomplished in the OPTICAP trial phantom phase to standard CT in patients with suspected acute appendicitis.
S. Sippola, J. Virtanen, Ville Tammilehto, J. Grönroos, S. Hurme, H. Niiniviita, E. Lietzén, P. Salminen   +7 more
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Antibiotic Treatment and Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Annals of Surgery, 2019
MINI: The present meta-analysis demonstrates that, although limited by a lower efficacy compared to surgery, NOM with antibiotics could be considered a safe option for adults and pediatric patients with uncomplicated appendicitis, as it is successful in ...
M. Podda, C. Gerardi, N. Cillara, N. Fearnhead, C. Gomes, A. Birindelli, A. Mulliri, R. Davies, S. di Saverio   +8 more
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Validation of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grading system for acute appendicitis severity

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 2020
Supplemental digital content is available in the text. OBJECTIVE The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) developed an anatomic grading system to assess disease severity through increasing grades of inflammation.
Charles A Mouch, Anne H. Cain-Nielsen, Beckie L. Hoppe, M. Giudici, J. Montgomery, John W. Scott, D. Machado-Aranda, M. Hemmila   +7 more
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A Retrospective Analysis of the Trends in Acute Appendicitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A, 2020
Background: The corona virus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) imposed new public health constraints that deterred people from coming to the hospital. The outcome of patients who developed appendicitis during mandated COVID-19 quarantine has yet to be examined.
Paige Finkelstein, Omar Picado, Kiranmayi P Muddasani, H. Wodnicki, T. Mesko, S. Unger, P. Bao, I. Jorge, Sumana Narayanan, K. Ben-David   +9 more
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Diagnosis and Management of Acute Appendicitis.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2022
D. Talan
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Management of acute appendicitis in adults: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 2019
BACKGROUND Acute appendicitis (AA) has been considered one of the most common acute surgical conditions in the world. Recent studies, however, have suggested that non-operative management (NOM) with a course of antibiotics (ABX) may be as effective as ...
A. Rushing, Nikolay Bugaev, Christian Jones, John J Como, N. Fox, M. Cripps, B. Robinson, C. Velopulos, E. Haut, M. Narayan   +9 more
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Acute Appendicitis: A Meta-Analysis of the Diagnostic Accuracy of US, CT, and MRI as Second-Line Imaging Tests after an Initial US.

Radiology, 2018
Purpose To evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic odds ratios of US, CT, and MRI as second-line imaging modalities after initial US for assessing acute appendicitis in children and adults.
Kevin A Eng, Aryan Abadeh, C. Ligocki, Yvonne K Lee, R. Moineddin, T. Adams-Webber, S. Schuh, A. Doria   +7 more
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