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A Review of Acute Appendicitis [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Crohn’s disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
44-year-old female known case of Crohn’s disease and depression who presented with a few hours’ history of severe abdominal pain and multiple episodes of vomiting faeculant matter.
Abela, Franklin, Dimech, Anthony Pio
core   +1 more source

Systemic Biologics Have Similar Safety to Vedolizumab in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Following Liver Transplantation

open access: yesAlimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
In liver transplant recipients with coexistent inflammatory bowel disease, incidence of infectious events observed between those exposed to ‘gut‐specific’ and ‘systemic’ biologics were similar. Biologic choice should not be influenced by concerns regarding their co‐prescription with transplant immunosuppression.
Simone Chin   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of digital rectal examination for diagnosis of acute appendicitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Digital rectal examination (DRE) has been traditionally recommendedto evaluate acute appendicitis, although several reports indicate its lack of utility for this diagnosis. No metaanalysis has examined DRE for diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
Fukuhara, Shunichi   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Insights into the clinical, platelet and genetic landscape of inherited thrombocytopenia with malignancy risk

open access: yesBritish Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
Inherited thrombocytopenia (IT) caused by germline variants in RUNX1, ETV6 or ANKRD26 carries a high risk of developing haematological malignancy. This study examined the clinical, platelet and molecular characteristics of 66 patients with these conditions, who carried 24 distinct genetic variants in the corresponding genes.
Ana Marín‐Quílez   +34 more
wiley   +1 more source

Usefulness of several factors and clinical scoring models in preoperative diagnosis of complicated appendicitis.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundThe preoperative distinction between uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis is important to determine the appropriate treatments, such as antibiotics, surgery, or interval appendectomy.
Kenji Fujiwara   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy and safety of rimegepant for the preventive treatment of migraine in Japan: A double‐blind, randomized controlled trial

open access: yesHeadache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, EarlyView.
Plain Language Summary: This study tested the effectiveness of rimegepant for migraine prevention in Japan. Results showed that rimegepant was more effective than placebo in reducing monthly migraine days, with very few adverse effects. These results support the previous findings from a clinical study conducted in the United States and broaden them to ...
Shigekazu Kitamura   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acute Appendicitis in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children With COVID-19.

open access: yesThe Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2020
S Africa has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Africa to date with Cape Town as the initial epicenter. Up to 20 August 2020, 78 children with positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)CoV-2 were admitted to ...
J. Lishman   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Th2 Cytokine Profile in Appendicular Lavage Fluid Suggests Allergy as a Possible Etiology for Acute Appendicitis

open access: yesMediators 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   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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