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Retrospective cohort study of the impact of faecoliths on the natural history of acute appendicitis

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2023
Background Despite acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies, its aetiology remains incompletely understood. Aim This study aimed to assess the rate at which faecoliths were present in acute appendicitis treated with ...
Mei Sze Lee, Rachel Purcell, Andrew McCombie, Frank Frizelle, Timothy Eglinton   +4 more
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Appendiceal wall thickness and Alvarado score are predictive of acute appendicitis in the patients with equivocal computed tomography findings

Scientific Reports, 2023
Around 8–13% of the patients who underwent CT scan for diagnosis of appendicitis had equivocal CT results. About one-third of these patients had acute appendicitis and this caused diagnostic challenge to the clinicians.
Massupa Krisem, Pinporn Jenjitranant, Tharin Thampongsa, Sirote Wongwaisayawan   +3 more
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A Th2 Cytokine Profile in Appendicular Lavage Fluid Suggests Allergy as a Possible Etiology for Acute Appendicitis

Mediators of Inflammation, 2019
Acute appendicitis is the most frequent surgical abdominal emergency, but its etiology remains poorly understood. Histological examination of the appendix, following its removal due to acute appendicitis, consistently shows features in common with ...
Nuno Carvalho, André Barros, Hélder O. Coelho, Catarina F. Moita, Ana Neves-Costa, Dora Pedroso, Filipe C. Borges, Luís F. Moita, Paulo M. Costa   +8 more
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A Review of Acute Appendicitis [PDF]

Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2015
Acute abdomen can occasionally develop into a life-threatening condition requiring prompt diagnosis and emergency surgery. Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of those emergency surgeries.
Ki Hoon Kim
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Prospective multicentre cohort trial on acute appendicitis and microbiota, aetiology and effects of antimicrobial treatment: study protocol for the MAPPAC (Microbiology APPendicitis ACuta) trial

BMJ Open, 2019
Introduction Based on the epidemiological and clinical data, acute appendicitis can present either as uncomplicated or complicated. The aetiology of these different appendicitis forms remains unknown.
Suvi Sippola, Juha Grönroos, Saija Hurme, Paulina Salminen, Sirpa Jalkanen, Erkki Eerola, Antti J Hakanen, Sanja Vanhatalo, Eveliina Munukka, Harri Marttila, V Sallinen, A Leppäniemi, T Rautio, S Meriläinen, P Nordström, J Laukkarinen, T Rantala, H Savolainen, M Aarnio, A Mattila, J Haijanen, E-L Sävelä, I Imre, H Paajanen, J Rintala, T Pinta, T Sippola, P Böckerman   +27 more
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Can RIPASA Scoring System Predict the Pathological Stage of Acute Appendicitis?

Emergency Medicine International, 2019
Introduction. Being one of the scoring systems used in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, the RIPASA score can be used easily with a high diagnostic accuracy. Objective.
Banu Karapolat
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Laparoscopic appendectomy for complicated acute appendicitis does not result in increased surgical complications

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2012
Background/Objectives: Septic postoperative complications are debated in patients with complicated acute appendicitis treated with laparoscopic appendectomy (LA).
Yueh-Ming Lin, Ching-Hua Hsieh, Chia-I Cheng, Boon-Lee Tan, Hang-Tsung Liu   +4 more
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Diagnostic value of the appendicitis inflammatory response (AIR) score. A systematic review and meta-analysis

World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Background Clinical scoring algorithms are cost efficient in patients with suspicion of acute appendicitis. This is a systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic properties of the Appendicitis Inflammatory Response (AIR) score compared with the
Roland E. Andersson, Joachim Stark
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Appendicitis [PDF]

BMJ, 1950
C, WAKELEY, P, CHILDS
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