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Guidelines recommend laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) for a macroscopically normal appendix when no pathology is identified during diagnostic laparoscopy (DL) for suspected acute appendicitis (AA). This approach may lead to increased hospitalization, higher costs, and greater morbidity. Whether these guidelines are justified remains debatable.
Katrine Folmann Finne +8 more
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Appendicitis tends to be complicated during the COVID-19 epidemic: A multicentre retrospective study
Background: In past studies, non-medical factors in the social-healthcare-patient triad associated with the prevalence of COVID-19 have led to delays in the presentation of patients with acute appendicitis and an increase in complications.
Macheng Lu +8 more
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Application of the Quadratus Lumborum Block in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Scoping Review
ABSTRACT Background Effective pain control is critical in pediatric gastrointestinal surgery to support recovery and improve postoperative outcomes. Regional anesthetic techniques have gained increasing interest, with the quadratus lumborum block (QLB) emerging as a promising option.
Sara Marija Abu‐Bakr Christensen +3 more
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Abstract Background and aims On 9 June 2022, Thailand changed its cannabis legislation, expanding access to individuals aged >18 years. Evidence suggests that such changes could increase the risk of cannabis use and related harms, and could influence patterns of use of other substances among adolescents.
Sirada Puetpaiboon +7 more
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SURGICAL APPROACH TO ACUTE APPENDICITIS
Background: Acute appendicitis affects 5.7-57/ per 100,000 individuals each year, mostly prevalent in the pediatric population, making it a common gastrointestinal disease. Appendicitis presents colicky central abdominal pain around the umbilicus this is
Mohammed Mansour Almutlaq, Salma Ali Al Ahmar, Riyad Ibrahim Abdulrhman, Hoor Abdulelah Alzaher, Mishaal Ali Bin Husien, Areen Yousef Bouq, Sahal Nawaf Shami, Rawan Sultan Aljohany, Sukaynah Ahmed Al Sultan, Omar Aziz Aldhafeeri
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When two diseases collide: Endometriosis as a risk factor for severe pelvic inflammatory disease
Endometriosis is associated with a more severe clinical course of pelvic inflammatory disease in hospitalized patients, including higher rates of antibiotic treatment failure, longer hospital stay, and increased need for surgical intervention. Abstract Introduction Our objective was to compare the severity of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in ...
Marta Camacho +7 more
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A Rare Cause of Acute Appendicitis after Appendectomy: Tip Appendicitis
Acute appendicitis is a rare complication after appendectomy and usually occurs as a result of leaving a long stump in the initial surgery. However, a residual appendiceal tip with its feeding mesenteric arteries is much rarer and can also lead to acute ...
Mustafa Uğur +9 more
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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 +7 more
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The Brazilian Version of the Visual CARE 5Q: Instrument Translation and Cultural Adaptation
ABSTRACT Aim To translate and cross‐culturally adapt the Visual CARE 5Q for use with Brazilian children. Design A methodological cross‐sectional study. Methods Portuguese translation and adaptation of the original Visual CARE 5Q. We followed five standardised steps: translation, synthesis, back‐translation, expert evaluation, and pilot testing.
Amanda Piovani Monteiro +3 more
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The clinical files of 16, 443 women delivered during the period June 1994 to June 2000 at Queen Alia Military Hospital were retrospectively studied for clinical presentation, investigation, operative findings and histopathological diagnosis of appendicitis during pregnancy.
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