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A Fatal Case of Acute Appendicitis

, 2007
Appendicitis continues to be the most common acute surgical emergency. We report a fatal case of acute appendicitis, illustrating that the early presentation of appendicitis is non-specific and that serial examination is the key to the diagnosis to ...
SBS Ooi, TB Sim
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Amoebic chronic appendicitis: a rare entity [PDF]

, 2016
Rarely intestinal parasites can cause acute appendicitis. Amoebic appendicitis is rare and infection with Entamoeba Histolytica usually develops as an extension of caecal infection.
M Krishna
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Imaging Findings of the Unusual Presentations, Associations and Clinical Mimics of Acute Appendicitis

Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019
There are many kinds of unusual presentations or associations and clinical mimics of acute appendicitis, and definitive diagnosis requires knowledge of the imaging findings in some cases.
Mustafa Kemal Demir, Yildiray Savas, Yavuz Furuncuoglu, Tarik Cevher, Serdar Demiral, Babek Tabandeh, Melisa Aslan   +6 more
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Alcohol‐Associated Pancreatitis Confers Higher Risk of Advanced Liver Disease Than Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aim Alcohol‐associated liver disease frequently presents late as decompensated cirrhosis, representing a missed opportunity for intervention. Extrahepatic alcohol‐related presentations requiring acute care, such as alcohol‐associated pancreatitis and alcohol withdrawal syndrome, may identify heavy drinkers at varying risk for ...
Butros Fakhoury, Leandro Sierra, Krishan Patel, Hyundam Gu, Luis Antonio Díaz, Juan Pablo Arab   +5 more
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Schistosomiasis: a rare cause of acute appendicitis

, 2010
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection in humans, which is prevalent in developing countries. The infection manifests itself as a variety of different pathologies, depending on the location of the parasite and its eggs.
ND Cox, PJ Yates
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Clinical Outcomes of Colorectal Endoscopic Full‐Thickness Resection Using the Full‐Thickness Resection Device: A Multicenter Study

DEN Open, Volume 7, Issue 1, April 2027.
ABSTRACT Background Endoscopic full‐thickness resection (EFTR) using the full‐thickness resection device (FTRD) is an emerging technique for the management of complex colorectal lesions and early colorectal cancers. Although EFTR offers a minimally invasive alternative to surgery, data on efficacy, safety, and predictors of adverse events (AEs) remain ...
Vicki McGarrigle, Yuto Shimamura, Leonardo Zorron Cheng Tao Pu, Marios Efthymiou, Rhys Vaughan, Cameron Schauer, Anurag Sekra, Erin Horsfall, Alexandra Simpson, Rajvinder Singh, Nicholas Wan, Milan Bassan, Martin Harb, Ben Terkasher, Frank Weilert, Saurabh Gupta, Kwang Chien Yee, Rajan Patel, Ibrahim Hassan, Byron Theron, Sujievvan Chandran   +20 more
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Acute appendicitis

, 2017
The appendix was discovered in the 1500s, with the first successful appendectomy being performed in 1735. Throughout the history of medicine, diseases of the appendix have managed to cause confusion among doctors and harm to patients.
Magnus James
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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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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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Hypertriglyceridemic Acute Pancreatitis With Concomitant Retrocecal Appendicitis: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Hypertriglyceridemia‐induced acute pancreatitis and acute appendicitis are distinct clinical conditions rarely reported to occur concurrently. We present a case of hypertriglyceridemia‐induced pancreatitis characterized by clinical deterioration despite a decline in serum triglyceride levels.
Mansoureh Shekarchizadeh Esfahani, Masood Shekarchizadeh, Seyed Amirhossein Dormiani Tabatabaei, Mehrnazsadat Dormiani Tabatabaei   +3 more
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