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Appendicitis as an early manifestation of subsequent malignancy: an asian population study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Cancer risk after appendectomy in patients with appendicitis remains unclear. This study examined the role of appendicitis as an early manifestation harbingering the distant malignancy.From the insurance claims data of Taiwan, we identified a cohort of ...
Shih-Chi Wu +3 more
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BMJ Open, 2020 Background Although surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most studied healthcare-associated infections, the global burden of SSI after appendectomy remains unknown.
Celestin Danwang +7 more
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Diabetes Care, 2020 OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of preoperative blood glucose (POBG) level on hospital length of stay (LOS) in patients undergoing appendectomy or laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
H. Chiang +8 more
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An appendectomy increases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a five-year follow-up study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Many studies have reported a possible association of an appendectomy with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, findings of the relationship between an appendectomy and RA remain inconsistent.
Ya-Mei Tzeng +5 more
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Nighttime Appendectomy is Safe and has Similar Outcomes as Daytime Appendectomy: A Study of 1198 Appendectomies [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, 2020 Introduction: Although it is controversial whether appendectomy can be safely delayed, it is often unnecessary to postpone operation as a shorter delay may increase patient comfort, enables quicker recovery, and decreases costs. In this study, we sought to study whether the time of day influences the outcomes among patients operated on for acute ...
T. Mönttinen +3 more
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Appendiceal abscess in a giant left-sided inguinoscrotal hernia: a rare case of Amyand hernia [PDF]
, 2015 The hernia of Amyand is an inguinal hernia containing the appendix in the sac. It is a rare pathology often diagnosed only intra-operatively. We report a case even more rare of a giant left-sided inguinoscrotal Amyand hernia with appendiceal abscess ...
Custureri, Filippo +6 more
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Increased chronic kidney disease development and progression in diabetic patients after appendectomy: a population-based cohort study [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Background The vermiform appendix serves as a “safe house” for maintaining normal gut bacteria and appendectomy may impair the intestinal microbiota. Appendectomy is expected to profoundly alter the immune system and modulate the pathogenic inflammatory ...
Chin-Hua Chang +7 more
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Appendectomy and women’s reproductive outcomes: a review of the literature [PDF]
, 2021 Background The most frequent abdominal surgery performed for benign disease in females of fertile age is appendectomy, which remains among the most common surgeries and is a possible cause of peritoneal adhesions.
Carletti, Giulia +6 more
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BMJ Open, 2019 Objective To explore geographic variations in Irish laparoscopic and open appendectomy procedures.Design Analysis based on 2014–2017 administrative hospital data from public hospitals.Setting Counties of Ireland.Participants Irish residents with hospital
Jan Sørensen, Ola Ahmed, Ken Mealy
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LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS OPEN APPENDECTOMY FOR ACUTE APPENDICITIS [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2015 Acute appendicitis is still considered the most common cause of acute abdomen in young adult age group. Appendectomy is the most frequent urgent abdominal operation and often is the 1st major procedure performed by surgeons in training.
Mansour Ameen Mohammed
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