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Conservative Versus Surgical Management of Acute Appendicitis: A Systematic Review

Recent studies have discussed the role of antibiotic treatment in the conservative management of acute appendicitis and whether antibiotics are a safe option to replace appendicectomy, which has been the gold standard treatment of acute appendicitis for ...
Da Rocha, Daniela, Gandhi, Anil, Arachchige, Sachini Mallika, Orbell-Smith, Jane L, Chin, Xinlin   +4 more
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Circulating eosinophil cell-free DNA as a noninvasive biomarker for perforated appendicitis in pediatric patients-a proof-of-concept study

Scientific Reports
Appendicitis is the most common condition necessitating emergency abdominal surgery. While most cases are localized, 20% become complicated, resulting in perforation.
Ilana Fox-Fisher, Yael Biro, Sheina Piyanzin, Noam Kahana, Daniel Neiman, Bracha-Lea Ochana, Daniel Cohen, Merav Hecht, Judith Magenheim, Ayelet Peretz, Benjamin Glaser, Ruth Shemer, Saar Hashavya   +12 more
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MRI in suspected appendicitis [PDF]

, 2014
Dit proefschrift richt zich op de optimalisatie van beeldvormende diagnostiek bij patiënten met een klinische verdenking op appendicitis, waarbij het gebruik van ‘magnetic resonance imaging’ (MRI) wordt verkend.
Leeuwenburgh, Marjolein M. N., Leeuwenburgh, M.M.N.   +1 more
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Predicting Risk of Acute Appendicitis: A Comparison of Artificial Neural Network and Logistic Regression Models

Acta Medica Iranica, 2019
Acute appendicitis is considered as one of the most prevalent diseases needing urgent action. Diagnosis of appendicitis is often complicated, and more precision in diagnosis is essential.
Leila Shahmoradi, Reza Safdari, Mir Mikail Mirhosseini, Goli Arji, Behrooz Jannat, Moloud Abdar   +5 more
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Appendicitis: A critical reappraisal of symptoms and signs

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 2001
Objective: To identify the symptoms and signs predictive of appendicitis in patients with abdominal pain. Materials and Methods: We present a case of acute abdomen in a 25-year-old male patient with symptoms suggestive of appendicitis.
Emeka Nwose, N G A Picardo
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Poster Sessions

HemaSphere, Volume 10, Issue S1, June 2026.
wiley   +1 more source

Laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis is more favorable for patients with comorbidities, the elderly, and those with complicated appendicitis: a nationwide population-based study

, 2012
[[abstract]]Background Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is not routinely performed for appendicitis because the costs associated with that procedure are higher than those for open appendectomy (OA).
Chun-Chieh Yeh;Shih-Chi Wu;Chien-Chang Liao;Li-Ting Su;Chi-Hsun Hsieh;Tsai-Chung Li
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Can clinical scoring systems overcome the limitations of diagnostic methods for acute appendicitis in pregnancy? [PDF]

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg
Özkara M, Hıdıroğlu MM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Dilemma between knife and needle for acute abdominal pain in familial Mediterranean fever: Two case reports and literature review. [PDF]

World J Clin Pediatr
Sira AM, Shoeir SA, Sira MM.
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Sonography of paediatric appendicitis and its secondary signs

, 2014
Sonographic diagnosis of appendicitis in children is an important clinical tool, often obviating the need for potentially harmful ionising radiation from computed tomography (CT) scans and unnecessary appendectomies. Established criteria do not commonly
Corness, Jonathan, Mengersen, Kerrie, Reddan, Tristan, Harden, Fiona   +3 more
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