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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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Acute appendicitis without appendicitis [PDF]

, 2023
Introduction: A clinical, imaging, and laboratory constellation for acute appendicitis requires operative treatment to avoid life-threatening complications such as perforation and peritonitis.
Barzev, Mustafa; Clinic of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and General Surgery, Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria, Chengalova, Galya; Clinic of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and General Surgery, Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria, Rusenov, Dimitar; Clinic of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and General Surgery, Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria, Drandov, Petar; Clinic of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and General Surgery, Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria, Lavchev, Slavimir; Clinic of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and General Surgery, Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria, Daskalova, Elmira; Clinic of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and General Surgery, Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria, Draganov, Kiril; Clinic of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and General Surgery, Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria   +6 more
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Antibiotic therapy as single treatment of acute appendicitis [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND Appendectomy has been the established treatment of acute appendicitis during the last century, regarded as a simple and safe procedure, although hampered with postoperative complications and increased standard mortality.
Hansson, Jeanette, Hansson, Jeanette,, Solberg, Anna,, Khorram-Manesh, Amir,, Körner, Ulla,, Lundholm, Kent,   +5 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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Acute appendicitis in infants [PDF]

, 2022
Acute appendicitis is very uncommon in the first year of life and often its presentation is atypical with high risk of complications. Hereby, we present 4 clinical cases of infants, who were diag- nosed with acute appendicitis in our hospital over the ...
Tipo, Vincenzo, Mauro, Angela, Gaglione, Giovanni, Esposito, Francesco, Quitadamo, Paolo, Di Nardo, Giovanni, Turco, Rossella   +6 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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One‐Year Healthcare Utilization and Costs After Emergency Department Encounters for Uncomplicated Appendicitis: A Statewide Observational Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Non‐operative management with antibiotics has emerged as an alternative to appendectomy for uncomplicated appendicitis. This study compared one‐year healthcare costs and utilization outcomes after operative versus non‐operative management of uncomplicated appendicitis using statewide administrative data.
Andrew C. Meltzer, Michael Makutonin, Taylor Gorak, Aditya Loganathan, Jack A. Meltzer, Avi Dor   +5 more
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Support and destigmatization in early pregnancy loss in Spain

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract Early miscarriages are a frequent reproductive event, often silenced and shrouded in stigma. Feminist anthropology has pointed out how such losses challenge the widespread Euro‐American social representations of motherhood and pregnancy, as well as societal unease with death.
Giulia Colavolpe‐Severi, Alexandra Desy, Carolina Remorini   +2 more
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Trends and levels of the global, regional, and national burden of appendicitis between 1990 and 2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 [PDF]

BACKGROUND: Appendicitis is a common surgical emergency that poses a large clinical and economic burden. Understanding the global burden of appendicitis is crucial for evaluating unmet needs and implementing and scaling up intervention services to reduce
GBD 2021 Appendicitis Collaborator Group
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