Intraluminal Hair Identified During Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Perforated Appendicitis in a Child. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Intraluminal foreign bodies, including hair, have been described in association with appendicitis, sometimes in complicated forms with perforation. It has been suggested that they may contribute to the inflammatory process through luminal obstruction and subsequent progression of inflammation.
Hernandez Lopez U +5 more
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Therapeutic approach for Amyand’s hernia; a case report [PDF]
, 2020 In very few cases stated in the literature, the vermiform appendix might be contained in a hernial sac. This distinctive pathology is described as Amyand\u27s hernia and has the very small occurrence of about 1%.
Ardeleanu, Valeriu +4 more
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Diagnosis and classification of pediatric acute appendicitis by artificial intelligence methods: An investigator-independent approach [PDF]
, 2019 Acute appendicitis is one of the major causes for emergency surgery in childhood and adolescence. Appendectomy is still the therapy of choice, but conservative strategies are increasingly being studied for uncomplicated inflammation. Diagnosis of acute
Kallarackal, Jim +6 more
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Faster magnetic resonance imaging in emergency room patients with right lower quadrant pain and suspected acute appendicitis [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: Emergency Departments (ED) are becoming busier, with a resultant increase in the number of imaging referrals. The purpose of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of an abbreviated two sequence magnetic resonance (MR) protocol for ...
Ali, Ismail T. +6 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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Appendiceal abscess in a giant left-sided inguinoscrotal hernia: a rare case of Amyand hernia [PDF]
, 2015 The hernia of Amyand is an inguinal hernia containing the appendix in the sac. It is a rare pathology often diagnosed only intra-operatively. We report a case even more rare of a giant left-sided inguinoscrotal Amyand hernia with appendiceal abscess ...
Custureri, Filippo +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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EFSUMB Recommendations and Guidelines for Gastrointestinal Ultrasound - Part 1: Examination Techniques and Normal Findings (Long version). [PDF]
, 2016 ▼ In October 2014 the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology formed a Gastrointestinal Ultrasound (GIUS) task force group to promote the use of GIUS in a clinical setting.
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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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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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