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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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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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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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Nature Reviews Disease PrimersThe appendix is a small, worm-like diverticulum of the caecum, potentially having a role in regulating intestinal microbiota and immunology. Inflammation of the appendix, acute appendicitis, is one of the most common reasons for acute abdominal pain in children and adults and surgical emergency visits worldwide.
Paulina Salminen +8 more
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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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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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The Performance of Hematological Parameters for Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis in Children
Journal of Agromedicine and Medical Sciences (AMS), 2022 Early diagnosis of pediatric appendicitis is still difficult to make and 30-40% of cases do not show typical classic symptoms. The negative appendectomy rate and the risk of perforation reach 20% so that new, easy, inexpensive and accurate additional ...
Supangat Supangat +7 more
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African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2023 Introduction: In this study, we prospectively investigated changes in serum interleukin-6 (IL-6), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and full white blood cell (WBC) counts during the diagnosis and treatment of paediatric patients with ...
Kubilay Gürünlüoglu +9 more
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The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016 Background:Children with acute abdominal pain represent most of the admitted cases to the pediatric surgical department, one third of these cases are acute appendicitis.
Ali F Abdullah +2 more
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Incidence of complicated acute appendicitis: a single-centre retrospective study [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction : Abdominal pain has been one of the most common reasons patients seek medical care for centuries. Nowadays, together with laboratory diagnostics and imaging, we are able to make an early diagnosis.
Aneta Piotrowska +2 more
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