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Belatacept Conversion in Simultaneous Pancreas‐Kidney and Liver‐Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single‐Center Feasibility Cohort and Narrative Review

Clinical Transplantation, Volume 40, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) nephrotoxicity drives long‐term kidney‐function decline after simultaneous pancreas‐kidney (SPK) and liver‐kidney (LK) transplantation, but belatacept conversion, as an alternative strategy, is poorly studied in these recipients, whose non‐kidney allograft rejection risk differs.
Dusan Harmacek, Elena Rho, Seraina von Moos, Severin Simmler, Thomas Welte, Fabian Rössler, Thomas Schachtner, Lukas Weidmann   +7 more
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Comparative diagnostic performance of Alvarado, RIPASA, and Lintula scores in surgically managed adults with suspected acute appendicitis

Bulletin of the National Research Centre
Objectives Clinical scoring systems are frequently used to support decision-making in suspected acute appendicitis; however, their value for severity stratification is less well defined. We compared the diagnostic performance of the Alvarado, RIPASA, and
Suat Evirgen, Yasin Duran, Önder Karabay   +2 more
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Open versus Laparoscopic Appendectomy: A Literature Review [PDF]

Appendectomy is the most common emergency abdominal surgery in the United States. Open appendectomy has been the standard procedure for decades, whereas laparoscopic appendectomy is a newer, less-invasive method of removing the appendix.
Hannah Theresa Reimer, Bunnell, Benjamin David, Nicole Nikolov, Benjamin David Bunnell, Alvin Sun, Reimer, Hannah Theresa, Nicole Kiril Nikolov, Zachary Isaac Merhavy, Merhavy, Zachary Isaac, Sun, Alvin, Benjamin Bunnell, Zachary Merhavy, Nikolov, Nicole Kiril, Hannah Reimer   +13 more
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When Food Avoidance Meets Compatible Diagnostic Criteria: Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Features in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Neurogastroenterology &Motility, Volume 38, Issue 10, October 2026.
In our cohort of patients with IBS, 47.5% had ARFID‐like symptoms (relying solely on the NIAS‐Fr), and 33.4% met the DSM‐5 compatible ARFID criteria (through medical chart review of medical impairment, eating disorder diagnosis, and psychosocial impairment assessed with the IBS‐QOL). Applying the DSM‐5 compatible ARFID criteria identified patients with
Hiba Mikhael‐Moussa, Alexandra Aupetit, Olivia Guérin, Charlotte Desprez, Francesco Monti, Julien Grosjean, Guillaume Gourcerol, Anne‐Marie Leroi, Najate Achamrah, Chloé Melchior   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Appendectomy and Crohn's Disease

, 2019
Introduction Crohn's Disease is a chronic and idiopathic inflammatory process with transmural invasion that can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract.
Laura Elisabete Ribeiro Barbosa, Ana Catarina Caetano Fonseca Loureiro   +1 more
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Vampire Problems in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation‐Navigating Transformative Experiences and Informed Consent

Pediatric Transplantation, Volume 30, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT There are clear legal and ethical requirements for informed consent in pediatric kidney transplantation. While much is done pre‐transplant to educate patients and families on the risks and benefits of transplantation and its associated medical therapies, it can be difficult to truly prepare them for the transformative nature of the transplant‐
Vanessa Thiel, Aviva Goldberg
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Left Amyand’s Hernia in A 1-Year-Old Male Infant: Report of a Rare Case in Common Presentation

Acta Medica Bulgarica
Amyand’s hernia is a rare type of hernia with the appendix and cecum trapped in a hernial sac. A one-year-old male infant was referred with irreducible left inguinal hernia for about 1 week. No signs of intestinal obstruction were presented, and pain was
Fikri E., Alnaz A.
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The Impact of Laparoscopic Appendectomy and Open Appendectomy on B7-H3-Mediated Intrinsic Immune Response in Children with Acute Suppurative Appendicitis

Chunsheng Duan, Yuan Li, Jiansu Ma, Yanglin Song, Lixia Zhou Department of Pediatric Surgery, Xingtai People’s Hospital, Xingtai, Hebei, 054000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Lixia Zhou, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Xingtai People’s ...
Zhou L, Li Y, Duan C, Ma J, Song Y
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Laparoscopic Versus Conventional Appendectomy.

, 1994
BACKGROUND: The results of recent series suggest remarkable advantages of laparoscopic appendectomy over the conventional open appendectomy. To determine if clear advantages could be established, the charts of all patients admitted to our institution ...
Reed III., James F, PhD, Gittleman, Mark A, MD, Bonanni, Fernando, MD, Hartzell, G, MD, FACS, Trostle, Douglas R, MD, Boorse, Richard C, MD, Cole, Andrew, BS   +6 more
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Modified alvarado scoring system. How much helpful?

مجله كليه طب الكندي, 2012
Background:-The Modified Alvarado Scoring System (MASS) has been reported to be a cheap and quick diagnostic tool in patients with acute appendicitis. However, differences in diagnostic accuracy have been observed if the scores were applied to various ...
Raid E. Rassam
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