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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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Understanding the variability of pharmaco‐epidemiological studies assessing the risk of appendicitis with mRNA COVID‐19 vaccines

, 2023
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 87-90, January 2023.
Clement Jambon‐Barbara, Claire Bernardeau, Jean‐Luc Cracowski, Charles Khouri   +3 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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Appendiceal neoplasm risk associated with complicated acute appendicitisa population based study [PDF]

, 2019
PurposeAppendiceal tumors are rare, but high neoplasm rates have been reported at interval appendectomy after periappendicular abscess. Non-operative management of uncomplicated acute appendicitis has shown promising results.
GrÖnroos, Juha M., Kaljonen, Anne, Leppäniemi, Ari, Lietzen, Elina, Mecklin, Jukka-Pekka, Nordström, Pia, Paajanen, Hannu, Rantanen, Tuomo, Rautio, Tero, Salminen, Paulina, Sand, Juhani   +10 more
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Diagnosis and classification of pediatric acute appendicitis by artificial intelligence methods: An investigator-independent approach [PDF]

, 2019
Acute appendicitis is one of the major causes for emergency surgery in childhood and adolescence. Appendectomy is still the therapy of choice, but conservative strategies are increasingly being studied for uncomplicated inflammation. Diagnosis of acute
Kallarackal, Jim, Kiss, Natalie, Minderjahn, Maximiliane I., Reismann, Josephine, Reismann, Marc, Romualdi, Alessandro, Schad, Martina   +6 more
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Left sided appendicitis

, 2022
ANZ Journal of Surgery, Volume 92, Issue 12, Page 3343-3344, December 2022.
Serena Peng, Magdalena Biggar
wiley   +1 more source

Economic burden of childhood overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Obesity Reviews, Volume 24, Issue 2, February 2023., 2023
Summary To update existing literature and fill the gap in meta‐analyses, this meta‐analysis quantitatively evaluated the worldwide economic burden (in 2022 US $) of childhood overweight and obesity in comparison with healthy weight. The literature search in eight databases produced 7756 records.
Jiying Ling, Sisi Chen, Nagwan R. Zahry, Tsui‐Sui Annie Kao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Acute appendicitis: Acute appendicitis or acute appendicectomy? [PDF]

BMJ, 2006
EDITOR—Over 40 years ago, I studied the clinical pathology of the appendix and the epidemiology of appendicectomy. I would like to comment on four complementary issues.1 Firstly, around 1960 the 4/1000 death rate ranged from 1/2600 for uncomplicated appendicitis in young adults, to 1/9 for patients older than 50 with a perforated appendix.
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Evaluating the value of different sonographic findings in diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2022
Introduction: Appendicitis is one of the most common paediatric surgical emergencies occurring in about 7% of healthy children. To make a definitive diagnosis preferably avoiding unnecessary X-ray radiation exposure, ultrasound is the ideal modality. The
Bahar Ashjaei, Mehrzad Mehdizadeh, Houman Alizadeh, Nooshin Najm, Mastaneh Moghtaderi   +4 more
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