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′PEN′ appendicitis

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2010
We report a three-year-old boy who ingested the tip of a pen and presented with signs of appendicitis. Plain abdominal radiographs showed the foreign body in the right iliac fossa. Surgical exploration revealed perforated appendix and the foreign body in its lumen. Appendectomy resulted in satisfactory recovery.
Ngom, Gabriel, Amadou, Issa, Ngaringuem, Olivier, Ndour, Oumar   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Best Practice Imaging in the Initial Investigation of Paediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Narrative Review

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
This narrative review synthesises current literature regarding paediatric blunt abdominal trauma imaging. It discusses the diagnostic performance of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma, unenhanced and contrast‐enhanced ultrasound, as well as the impact of clinical decision rules for CT on clinical outcomes and radiation dose savings ...
Gemma Dongwon Lee, Shirley La, Minh Thien Le, Amy Li, Xiaofeng Li, Warren Reed   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Appendiceal wall thickness and Alvarado score are predictive of acute appendicitis in the patients with equivocal computed tomography findings

Scientific Reports, 2023
Around 8–13% of the patients who underwent CT scan for diagnosis of appendicitis had equivocal CT results. About one-third of these patients had acute appendicitis and this caused diagnostic challenge to the clinicians.
Massupa Krisem, Pinporn Jenjitranant, Tharin Thampongsa, Sirote Wongwaisayawan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adherence to Diagnostic Imaging Pathways for Patients Presenting to Emergency Departments With Undifferentiated Acute Abdominal Pain: Impact on Radiation Exposure and Multiple Imaging Testing

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
There are many recommendations and guidelines when it comes to medical imaging, but just how effective and useful are they? This article examines this topic with regards to the RANZCR Imaging Pathways and acute abdominal pain. ABSTRACT Introduction The Diagnostic Imaging Pathways (DIP) are a tool that has been developed to assist physicians with ...
Brian Evans, Nicola Giannotti, Ernest Ekpo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of true appendicitis in pregnancy: a pathology-based 10-year cohort study

BMC Surgery
Background To evaluate the diagnostic value of physical examination, ultrasonography (USG), and white blood cell (WBC) count in pregnant patients with suspected acute appendicitis and to determine which parameters are most significant in differentiating ...
Alper Aytekin, Muhammed Hanifi Bademkiran, Ibrahim Taskum, Mahmut Gumus, Latif Yilmaz, Aziz Bulut, Mustafa Yilmaz   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reevaluating the rule of two's: Age and epidemiological variations in Meckel's diverticulum

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To evaluate the clinical characteristics, diagnostic modalities, and age‐related variation of Meckel's diverticulum (MD) using data from a nationwide pediatric inpatient database and a single‐center institutional cohort. Methods The Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) for 2016 and 2019 was queried for patients with a principal diagnosis ...
Ashley Polachek, Megha S. Mehta, Ahmed Shalaby, Aamirah Vadsariya, Wenjing Zong, David M. Troendle   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laparoscopic Methylene Blue Photodynamic Therapy for Intraabdominal Infection: A Preclinical Feasibility Study in a Rabbit Model of Perforated Appendicitis

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Perforated appendicitis commonly results in intra‐abdominal infection requiring prolonged antibiotic therapy. Intraoperative antimicrobial adjuncts are limited, and photodynamic therapy (PDT) may provide a targeted, resistance‐independent approach.
Timothy M. Baran, Korry T. Wirth, Matthew M. Byrne, Benjamin Gertsen, Eric Y. Wang, Darrian S. Hawryluk, Martin S. Pavelka, Nicole A. Wilson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Th2 Cytokine Profile in Appendicular Lavage Fluid Suggests Allergy as a Possible Etiology for Acute Appendicitis

Mediators of Inflammation, 2019
Acute appendicitis is the most frequent surgical abdominal emergency, but its etiology remains poorly understood. Histological examination of the appendix, following its removal due to acute appendicitis, consistently shows features in common with ...
Nuno Carvalho, André Barros, Hélder O. Coelho, Catarina F. Moita, Ana Neves-Costa, Dora Pedroso, Filipe C. Borges, Luís F. Moita, Paulo M. Costa   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Oral GLP‐1RA TERN‐601 for Adults With Obesity/Overweight: Placebo‐Controlled, Multiple‐Ascending‐Dose, Phase 1 and 2 Studies

Obesity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of TERN‐601, a once‐daily, oral small‐molecule glucagon‐like peptide‐1 (GLP‐1) receptor agonist, were studied in Phase 1 and 2 clinical studies. Methods The Phase 1 (28‐day) and Phase 2 (12‐week), randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, multiple‐ascending‐dose studies ...
W. Timothy Garvey, Julio Rosenstock, Harold E. Bays, Douglas Denham, Anita Kohli, Melanie Haines, Christopher Jones, Ellen Kwan, Erin Castelloe, Tonya Marmon, Emil Kuriakose, Cara Nelson   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source