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The Professional Medical Journal, 2011 Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes and morbidities of laparoscopic appendicectomy (LA) and open appendicectomy (OA) in patients with acute appendicitis. Design: Interventional study. Setting: The study was conducted at Madina Teaching Hospital, University Medical & Dental College, Faisalabad.
ZULFIQAR ALI +4 more
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Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasound in Adult Appendicitis. A Retrospective Review of 331 Cases
Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.The sensitivity of ultrasound in the detection of appendicitis had a prevalence of 16% in our predominantly young female cohort, with alternative gynaecological and abdominal diagnoses identified approximately 2:1. The sensitivity for ultrasound to detect appendicitis was 60%, with specificity of 98% and negative predictive value (NPV) of 93%.
Alistair Lock, Martin Necas
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Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Preoperative anxiety is common before surgery and is associated with adverse outcomes, yet access to mental health support remains limited. We evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a novel preoperative virtual reality (VR) prototype designed to reduce anxiety in patients undergoing cancer surgery.
Renée El‐Gabalawy +12 more
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Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives Perforated appendicitis commonly results in intra‐abdominal infection requiring prolonged antibiotic therapy. Intraoperative antimicrobial adjuncts are limited, and photodynamic therapy (PDT) may provide a targeted, resistance‐independent approach.
Timothy M. Baran +7 more
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Increased Risk of Clinically Significant Gallstones following an Appendectomy: A Five-Year Follow-Up Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Although the vermiform appendix is commonly considered a vestigial organ, adverse health consequences after an appendectomy have garnered increasing attention.
Shiu-Dong Chung +4 more
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Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2012 A personal experience of a medical resident with appendicitis.
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Pediatric Anesthesia, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Intravenous lidocaine therapy (IVLT) is often used in perioperative multimodal analgesia due to its analgesic, anti‐hyperalgesic, and anti‐inflammatory effects. In adults, IVLT doses of 1–2 mg/kg/h produce plasma concentrations of 1–2 μg/mL, within the presumed therapeutic range of 1–5 μg/mL.
McKenna Postles +3 more
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Effects of Appendectomy on the Onset and Course of Ulcerative Colitis in Chinese Patients
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2018 Background. Previous epidemiological studies have suggested that appendectomy may be a protective factor against the development of ulcerative colitis (UC). However, the results of these studies were inconsistent, with rare studies in Chinese populations.
Dafan Chen +5 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2021 Background Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative brain disease related to the accumulation of an abnormally aggregated alpha-synuclein protein. A hypothesis was presumed that this protein will be transported retrogradely from the gastrointestinal tract ...
Said Salah Dahbour +4 more
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THE TECHNIC OF APPENDECTOMY. [PDF]
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1907 I deem it my duty to acknowledge before this scientific body the obligation under which all mankind, professional or non-professional, has been placed by that brilliant galaxy of men who were the pioneers in the establishment of this great operation. To Kroenlein, who in 1884 did the first appendectomy, 1 placing a double ligature (material not stated)
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