Lack of benefit of preoperative antimicrobial prophylaxis in children with acute appendicitis: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Preoperative antimicrobial prophylaxis is widely used in pediatric patients undergoing appendectomy, but evidence showing a reduction of postoperative infectious complications is lacking.
Altermatt, S. +3 more
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THE INCISION MADE IN THE ABDOMINAL WALL IN CASES OF APPENDICITIS, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF A NEW METHOD OF OPERATING [PDF]
, 1894 Charles McBurney
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A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Experiences Using Semaglutide 2.4 mg for Weight Loss
Obesity Science &Practice, Volume 11, Issue 4, August 2025.ABSTRACT Introduction Semaglutide 2.4 mg (Wegovy) is the first second‐generation anti‐obesity medication approved by the FDA for long‐term obesity treatment. Given the effectiveness of semaglutide 2.4 mg compared to first‐generation anti‐obesity medications and amid ongoing national shortages, understanding the real‐world experiences of individuals ...
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Family History is a Predictor for Appendicitis in Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2012 Introduction: A family history of appendicitis has been reported to increase the likelihood of the diagnosis in children and in a retrospective study of adults.
Michael J Drescher +3 more
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Evaluation of a low-dose CT protocol with oral contrast for assessment of acute appendicitis [PDF]
, 2018 The aim of this study was to evaluate a low-dose CT with oral contrast medium (LDCT) for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and compare its performance with standard-dose i.v. contrast-enhanced CT (standard CT) according to patients' BMIs.
Becker, Christoph +6 more
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THE MORTALITY OF APPENDICITIS. [PDF]
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1905 Long before the pathology of appendicitis was so well pointed out by Fitz in his classical paper in 1886, the profession understood that there was a disease in or around the cecum that had a large mortality. Even the ancients recognized a fatal swelling in the right inguinal region. The appendix was recognized anatomically in the sixteenth century. The
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Clinical &Experimental Allergy, Volume 55, Issue 8, Page 659-670, August 2025.Through the ‘4As’: Awareness, Access, Advocacy, and Alliance, the Greater Bay Area will continue to leverage its unique advantages to confront ongoing challenges such as diagnostic delays and lack of access to diagnosis and hereditary angioedema (HAE)‐specific medications.
Philip H. Li +22 more
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CHRONIC APPENDICITIS, PYLOROSPASM AND DUODENAL ULCER [PDF]
, 1915 CHARLES D. AARON
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APPENDICITIS AND THE GYNECOLOGIST [PDF]
Journal of the American Medical Association, 1917 About an inch and a half to the right of the navel and a trifle caudad, one will find on deep pressure a hypersensitive point in cases of chronic appendicitis of one of the four chief kinds. This tender point does not belong to cases of acute appendicitis.
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The human colon: Evidence for degenerative changes during aging and the physiological consequences
Neurogastroenterology &Motility, Volume 37, Issue 8, August 2025.Reduced nociceptor innervation can explain diminished abdominal pain among the elderly. Degenerative changes occur within the colon wall, especially ascending colon. Mechanisms may include senescence‐like activity and inflammaging. Constipation is more likely to occur during age‐related challenges affecting functions of the bowel that now have reduced ...
Nicholas Baidoo, Gareth J. Sanger
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