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‘Stump appendicitis’: postappendectomy appendicitis [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2015 A 58-year-old woman presented with acute abdominal pain and vomiting of 3 days duration. She had undergone laparotomy for appendicular perforation 25 years earlier. She had recurrent episodes of abdominal pain for the past 5 years and was being treated as a case of adhesive intestinal colic.
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Premature Mortality in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa: A Matched Cohort Study of Cause of Death
International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To determine the extent to which anorexia nervosa is associated with premature mortality. Method We carried out a matched cohort study of 7332 male and female patients with anorexia nervosa and 73,215 patient controls who were admitted between 1989 and 2023 in hospital centers of Quebec, Canada. We tracked the patients longitudinally
Nathalie Auger +7 more
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Safety and efficacy of antibiotics compared with appendicectomy for treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials [PDF]
, 2012 Objective To compare the safety and efficacy of antibiotic treatment versus appendicectomy for the primary treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis. Design Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Lobo, Dileep N. +2 more
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Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.Abstract Objective Status non‐epilepticus is characterized by recurrent or prolonged psychogenic non‐epileptic seizures (PNES), which are often mistaken for status epilepticus (SE). This study focuses on the misdiagnosis of convulsive SE in patients whose seizures were of psychogenic origin.
Ronen Spierer, Moshe Herskovitz
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Appendicular mass – a rare form of tuberculosis [PDF]
, 2017 Tuberculosis is in the top 10 causes of death worldwide, being one of the most deadly infectious diseases. It is estimated that one of three people from the entire earth population has a latent infection with M tuberculosis.
Balalau, Cristian +5 more
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International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a very effective method in the treatment of dehiscent, infected, and non‐healing wounds. Difficult wound healing occurs especially in late pregnancy due to the rapid enlargement of the uterus and the constantly increasing tension of the entire abdominal wall.
Jan Zapletal +6 more
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iLABMED, EarlyView.Antimicrobial susceptibility analysis of clinical Eggerthella lenta isolates. This study reviewed 36 E. lenta isolates from the bloodstream and abdominal fluids (2018–2024). Identification methods included VITEK 2 ANC, MALDI‐TOF, and 16S rRNA sequencing. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing using agar dilution followed CLSI and EUCAST guidelines.
Yuan Gao +4 more
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Novel Biomarkers for Improving the Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Pediatric Patients
Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Diagnosing appendicitis in pediatric patients remains a clinical challenge, especially in resource‐limited settings where imaging tools are less accessible. Inflammatory markers, including the Neutrophil‐to‐Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), Monocyte‐to‐Lymphocyte Ratio (MLR), Neutrophil‐to‐Monocyte Ratio (NMR), Platelet‐to‐Lymphocyte Ratio (
Adir Alper +3 more
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