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Economic Analysis of Children's Surgical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Analysis. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundUnderstanding the economic value of health interventions is essential for policy makers to make informed resource allocation decisions. The objective of this systematic review was to summarize available information on the economic impact of ...
Ameh, Emmanuel A +6 more
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ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.Abstract Background Anatomical variations in the mesoappendix and appendicular arteries play a crucial role in the development and management of appendicitis. This study aimed to analyze these variations and their clinical implications. Methods A retrospective analysis of 287 patients who underwent appendectomy was conducted.
Mehmet Torun +3 more
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Xanthogranulomatous appendicitis in interval appendectomy specimens of children
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2016 Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is common in interval appendectomy specimens in adults, but it is unusual in children. Histopathologic specimens of interval appendectomy, within an 8-year period, were reevaluated to assess the true incidence. A computer
Yusuf Hakan Çavuşoğlu +4 more
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ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.Low‐ and lower‐middle income countries reporting on prevalance of complicated appendicitis. Abstract Background Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency worldwide, with significant variations in prevalence, presentation and outcomes between high‐income countries (HIC) and low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMIC).
Renato Pitesa +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2015 ObjectivesThe appendix may modulate colon microbiota and bowel inflammation. We investigated whether appendectomy alters colorectal cancer risk.MethodsWe identified a cohort of 75,979 patients who underwent appendectomy between 1997 and 1999 based on the
Shih-Chi Wu +5 more
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EClinicalMedicine, 2020 Background: Appendectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures; however, the possible long-term consequences have not been fully explored. The appendix has been associated with microflora of the gut and immune functions.
Chi-Ya Yang +3 more
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The Place of Appendicectomy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease—A Review
ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The aetiology and pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are not completely understood; however, a dysregulated intestinal immune system appears key to its pathogenesis. It has been suggested that the appendix is central to nurturing the enteric mucosal system due to its production of lymphoid products and that an appendicectomy ...
Krishanth Naidu +4 more
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Picard-Lefschetz theory and dilating C^*-actions [PDF]
, 2015 We consider C^*-actions on Fukaya categories of exact symplectic manifolds. Such actions can be constructed by dimensional induction, going from the fibre of a Lefschetz fibration to its total space.
Seidel, Paul
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ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Non‐surgical treatment of appendicitis carries the risk of missed tumors, such as appendiceal neuroendocrine neoplasms (ANEN), the most common appendiceal tumor. The aim of this study is to identify radiological features of ANEN that will distinguish them from simple acute appendicitis. Methods Data were extracted from a database of
Orit Twito +6 more
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Lietuvos Chirurgija, 2020 Introduction. The diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA), as the most common cause of acute abdominal pain, has changed in the past decade by introducing scoring systems in addition to the use of clinical, laboratory parameters, and radiological ...
Senol Tahir +7 more
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