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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020 Stump appendicitis is a rare complication that results from reinflammation of the residual part of the appendix, after incomplete appendectomy. Factors that may contribute to inadequate identification of appendicular base are subserosal or retrocecal ...
Sofia Ferreira de Lima +4 more
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Role of Hyperbilirubinaemia as a Predictor of Complicated Appendicitis in Paediatric Population
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2022 Background: Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency amongst the paediatric population. Available diagnostic tools are focussed to make a diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
Dinesh Prasad Koirala +6 more
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Histopathological Study of Appendicectomy Specimens in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Hilly Region in South-Western India [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2021 Introduction: Appendicitis is the most common emergency abdominal surgery done in the world. Incidence of appendicitis currently is 10 per 100000 population and the rate is increasing in India and other developing countries due to shift in eating ...
Mallikarjun Pattanashetti +2 more
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African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2022 Introduction: Appendicitis is one of the most common paediatric surgical emergencies occurring in about 7% of healthy children. To make a definitive diagnosis preferably avoiding unnecessary X-ray radiation exposure, ultrasound is the ideal modality. The
Bahar Ashjaei +4 more
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Kurdistan Journal of Applied Research, 2018 Diagnosis of acute appendicitis can be challenging in some cases as the differentials can be exhaustive. Previous studies have demonstrated that hyperbilirubinemia is a more specific marker for appendicitis than white blood count (WBC) and C-reactive ...
Seerwan Hama Shareef +3 more
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Medicine Science, 2022 Appendix vermiformis is found in various anatomical localizations. Localization of the appendix vermiformis has been suggested to affect the clinical findings and outcomes of acute appendicitis.
Turgay Karatas +3 more
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Acute appendicitis in people living with HIV: What does the emergency surgeon needs to know?
SAGE Open Medicine, 2021 Acute appendicitis is among the commonest surgical emergencies seen in an acute setting. Individuals living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and/or the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have an increased risk of encountering ...
Arshad Mahmood +4 more
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Complicated appendicitis increases the hospital length of stay
Surgery Open Science, 2022 Background: There are insufficient data from Saudi Arabia regarding appendectomy outcomes and hospital length of stay. Further, there is a need to compare the length of stay of Saudi patients and the literature.
Abdulrahman Muaod Alotaibi, MD +4 more
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A clinical prediction model for complicated appendicitis in children younger than five years of age
BMC Pediatrics, 2020 Background No reliably specific method for complicated appendicitis has been identified in children younger than five years of age. This study aimed to analyze the independent factors for complicated appendicitis in children younger than five years of ...
Wei Feng +3 more
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