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Mean Platelet Volume is Reduced in Acute Appendicitis

Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015
SUMMARY: Objectives: Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common indication for emergency abdominal surgery, although it remains difficult to diagnose.
Egemen KUCUK, Irfan KUCUK
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond Gut Modulation: A Critical Review of the Therapeutic Potential, Safety, and Clinical Prospects of Natural Polysaccharides for IBD

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
In this review, we critically summarized the application of natural polysaccharides (NPs) for the treatment of IBD. This approach combines, in a unique way (right), the basic structure–activity relationships of NPs from different origins (left) with their multipronged mode of action, which involves modulation of the gut microbiota and other ...
Felix Danso, A. M. Abd El‐Aty, Kwaku Amoah, Xianghong Ju   +3 more
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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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Double acute appendicitis in appendical duplication

Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2013
Duplication of the vermiform appendix is a rare congenital abnormality and usually found incidentally during laparotomy. The Modified Cave-Wallbridge classification is used to describe the location of the appendixes in relation to each other and to the cecum as well as the extent of the duplication.
Semra, Tutcu Şahin, Yamaç, Erhan, Hasan, Aydede   +2 more
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Air Pollution Quinones Impair Intestinal Barrier Integrity and Endoplasmic Reticulum in Differentiated Caco‐2 Cells

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Particulate matter (PM) is a major global health threat, linked to millions of deaths annually. Beyond inhalation, PM components reach the gastrointestinal tract through the mucociliary escalator or contaminated food and water. Among PM's organic fraction, redox‐active quinones such as 1,2‐naphthoquinone (NQ) and 9,10‐phenanthrenequinone (PQ ...
Franco Cervellati, Giulia Trinchera, Alice Casoni, Alessandra Pecorelli, Mascia Benedusi, Maria Chiara Pietrogrande, Giuseppe Valacchi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can Mean Platelet Volume be Used as a Marker in Children with Acute Appendicitis?

, 2017
Introduction: The primary aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic value of mean platelet volume (MPV) in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and the effect of the presence of complication on MPV values in children with acute appendicitis ...
Gülay Çiler Erdağ, Fatma Tuba Coşkun, Suat Biçer, Öznur Küçük, Meltem Uğraş, Tuba Giray, Defne Çöl, Çiğdem Kaspar   +7 more
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Complicated Acute Appendicitis Conservatively Treated in Two Patients With Crohn's Disease: The Role of Intestinal Ultrasound and Contrast‐Enhanced Ultrasound

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
Intestinal ultrasound and contrast‐enhanced ultrasound were used to diagnose, monitor, and guide conservative treatment of complicated acute appendicitis in two patients with Crohn's disease. Serial imaging enabled early identification of treatment response, allowing long‐term surgery‐free outcomes.
Cataletti Giovanni, Gridavilla Daniele, Nylund Kim, Colombo Francesco, Danelli Piergiorgio, Maconi Giovanni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pattern and Outcome of Acute Appendicitis: Observational Prospective Study from a Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

, 2021
Hana Gebre Selassie,1 Henok Tekle Selassie,2 Daniel Ashebir2 1Department of Surgery, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Department of Surgery, Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa ...
Gebre Selassie H, Tekle Selassie H, Ashebir D   +2 more
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Adherence to Diagnostic Imaging Pathways for Patients Presenting to Emergency Departments With Undifferentiated Acute Abdominal Pain: Impact on Radiation Exposure and Multiple Imaging Testing

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
There are many recommendations and guidelines when it comes to medical imaging, but just how effective and useful are they? This article examines this topic with regards to the RANZCR Imaging Pathways and acute abdominal pain. ABSTRACT Introduction The Diagnostic Imaging Pathways (DIP) are a tool that has been developed to assist physicians with ...
Brian Evans, Nicola Giannotti, Ernest Ekpo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Non-appendicitis Diagnoses in Patients Operated Due to Acute Appendicitis

, 2019
Aim:The aim of the present study was to evaluate patients who were operated due to acute appendicitis and who were later determined to have non-appendicitis pathologies.Methods:The demographic characteristics, histopathological results existence of ...
Mahmut Said Değerli, Hüda Ümit Gür, Mürşit Dinçer, Gamze Çıtlak   +3 more
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