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The importance of laboratory tests and Body Mass Index in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis

, 2020
Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen. Delay in diagnosis increases the mortality and morbidity. Aim: In this study, we aimed to investigate whether the body mass index is useful in diagnosis and whether the ...
Özkan, Atakan, Gökçe, Feridun Suat, Gökçe, Aylin Hande   +2 more
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Clinical interpretation of cardiac troponin in athletes: From endurance exercise to exertional injury

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Exertional heat illness (EHI) and exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER) are increasingly recognized causes of morbidity in competitive and tactical athletes. Cardiac troponin (cTn) elevation, traditionally viewed as a marker of myocardial necrosis, may also be seen in these settings and can create significant diagnostic and prognostic uncertainty ...
John‐Henry L. Dean, Jeffrey C. Leggit, M. Alaric Franzos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Endometrial decidualization: a rare cause of acute appendicitis during pregnancy

, 2016
Appendicular endometriosis is a rare and poorly understood pathology that affects women in their reproductive years. In the gravid woman, ectopic endometrial tissue undergoes decidualization. This physiological process can result in acute appendicitis in
Wullschleger, Martin E, Murphy, Skyle J, Kaur, Anupinder   +2 more
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Epiploic Appendicitis in Differential Diagnosis of Acute Abdominal Pain: A Pediatric Case [PDF]

, 2023
Epiploic appendicitis is an uncommon and self-limiting disease. Clinically, it can often mimic acute appendicitis or acute diverticulitis, which are more common causes of acute lower abdominal pain.
Şeyma Özpınar, Sümeyra Doğan, Özlem Kalaycık Şengül, Muharrem Çiçek   +3 more
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Acute Appendicitis Occurring in Dengue Fever: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Dengue fever is a disease caused by the dengue virus and it is present in many tropical countries, including Nigeria. Cases of acute abdomen have been reported in dengue fever and they include acute cholecystitis, acute pancreatitis, acute appendicitis ...
Ayobamidele Rasaq Kolapo, Boluwatife Oluwafayoyimika Johnson   +1 more
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Successful nonsurgical treatment for synchronous acute cholecystitis and acute appendicitis: A case report and review of the literatures

Journal of Medical Sciences, 2014
Acute appendicitis and acute cholecystitis are commonly seen in acute abdominal disease. However, it is rarely described that synchronous acute cholecystitis and acute appendicitis presented.
Ting-Ying Lee, Hao-Ming Chang, Ming-Lang Shih, Teng-Wei Chen, Chung-Bao Hsieh, De-Chuan Chan, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Guo-Shiou Liao   +7 more
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The Challenges of Predicting Rare Outcomes: A Critical Appraisal of Machine Learning Using the Pediatric Resuscitation and Trauma Outcome (PRESTO) Model in a Tanzanian Injury Registry

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Adding adult data did not improve predictability of the PRESTO model, possibly due to the fact that the lower mortality and injury severity in adults compared to children in our dataset statistically diluted the model. ABSTRACT Background Injuries are responsible for 950,000 deaths per year among children and adolescents under 18 years old.
Joao Vitor Perez de Souza, Elizabeth M. Keating, William Nkenguye, Rosalia Njau, Happiness Kajoka, Pollyana Coelho Pessoa Santos, Edwin Joseph Shewiyo, Catherine A. Staton, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci   +9 more
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Preservation Versus Routine Removal: Morbidity and Long‐Term Outcomes Following Diagnostic Laparoscopy Versus Negative Appendectomy—A Regional Multicentre Observational Cohort Study

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Guidelines recommend laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) for a macroscopically normal appendix when no pathology is identified during diagnostic laparoscopy (DL) for suspected acute appendicitis (AA). This approach may lead to increased hospitalization, higher costs, and greater morbidity. Whether these guidelines are justified remains debatable.
Katrine Folmann Finne, Liv Hornnes, Anders Bang‐Nielsen, Aya Nihad Abdulrahman Abdulrahman, Talha Malik, Peter Cornelius Helbo Jakobsen, Lars Nannestad Jørgensen, Jakob Kleif, Claus Anders Bertelsen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sonographic diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children: A 3-year retrospective [PDF]

, 2016
Introduction\ud \ud - Ultrasound is commonly used as a tool for investigation of acute appendicitis in children. The accuracy of ultrasound in appendicitis depends on the ability to visualise the appendix and the potential contribution from secondary ...
Corness, Jonathan, Kerrie Mengersen, Mengersen, Kerrie, Tristan Reddan, Fiona Harden, Reddan, Tristan, Jonathan Corness, Harden, Fiona   +7 more
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Obstructive Uropathy Secondary to Missed Acute Appendicitis

Case Reports in Surgery, 2016
Hydronephrosis is a rare complication of acute appendicitis. We present a case of missed appendicitis in a 52-year-old female which presented as a right-sided hydronephrosis.
Mahir Gachabayov
doaj   +1 more source