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Acute Appendicitis Review: Background, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Cureus, 2020 Appendicitis is a common occurrence in both the adult and pediatric populations. The condition most commonly occurs between the ages of 10 and 20 years with a lifetime risk of 8.6% and 6.7% for males and females respectively.
M. Krzyzak, S. Mulrooney
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Acute Appendicitis in Childhood and Adulthood.
Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2020 BACKGROUND Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of the acute abdomen, with an incidence of 1 per 1000 persons per year. It is one of the main differential diagnoses of unclear abdominal conditions.
Patrick Téoule +3 more
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Acute Appendicitis in the Elderly: A Literature Review on an Increasingly Frequent Surgical Problem
Geriatrics, 2021 With increased life expectancy and the growing total population of elderly patients, there has been rise in the number of cases of acute appendicitis in elderly people.
S. Lapsa +3 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 +2 more
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Global attitudes in the management of acute appendicitis during COVID‐19 pandemic: ACIE Appy Study
British Journal of Surgery, 2020 The COVID‐19 pandemic required reorganization of surgical services, affecting patients with common surgical diseases including acute appendicitis. No evidence is available on the topic.
B. Ielpo +6 more
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European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2021 During pandemic, admissions for surgical emergencies dropped down dramatically. Also acute appendicitis decreased. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the change in volume and clinical presentation of patients with acute appendicitis during ...
M. Ceresoli +39 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 +3 more
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World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2020 The epidemiology and the outcomes of acute appendicitis in elderly patients are very different from the younger population. Elderly patients with acute appendicitis showed higher mortality, higher perforation rate, lower diagnostic accuracy, longer delay
P. Fugazzola +35 more
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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 +6 more
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JAMA Surgery, 2020 Importance Long-term results support antibiotics for uncomplicated acute appendicitis as an alternative to appendectomy. To our knowledge, treatment-related long-term patient satisfaction and quality of life (QOL) are not known.
S. Sippola +13 more
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