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Beyond Immunosuppression: Defining Perioperative Risk in Transplant Patients Undergoing Colorectal and Small Bowel Surgery

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Colorectal and small bowel surgery in transplant (TX) recipients presents unique perioperative challenges due to immunosuppression and comorbidities, with poorly defined risks. ABSTRACT Background Colorectal and small bowel surgery in transplant (TX) recipients presents unique perioperative challenges due to immunosuppression and comorbidities, with ...
Phil Meister   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesBMC 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transcolonic Endoscopic Appendectomy: A Single‐Step “Two‐In‐One” Approach for Recurrent Appendicitis With Appendiceal Orifice Lesions

open access: yesJournal of Digestive Diseases, EarlyView.
Transcolonic endoscopic appendectomy (TEA) is a minimally invasive, single‐step “two‐in‐one” procedure for recurrent appendicitis with appendiceal orifice lesions. It enables precise resection of both appendix and associated lesions, with a novel closure method reducing operative time and improving safety.
Hao Wu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Delta neutrophil index as an early predictor of acute appendicitis and acute complicated appendicitis in adults

open access: yesWorld Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2017
Background This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the ability of the delta neutrophil index (DNI) to predict histologically normal appendicitis preoperatively and to differentiate between simple and complicated appendicitis. Methods The data from 650
Dong Hyuk Shin   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Increase in Pediatric Perforated Appendicitis in the New York City Metropolitan Region at the Epicenter of the COVID-19 Outbreak

open access: yesAnnals of Surgery, 2020
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text Objective: The aim of the study was to determine whether perforated appendicitis rates in children were influenced by the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) surge.
Jason C. Fisher   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

International Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Patients With Hereditary Angioedema

open access: yesAllergy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hereditary angioedema (HAE) with C1 inhibitor deficiency is a rare disease characterized by unpredictable episodes of tissue swelling (angioedema), which, in most cases, occur first under the age of 18 years, and entail a significant burden of disease not only for the patients but also for their families.
Henriette Farkas   +128 more
wiley   +1 more source

Novel therapeutic targets for chronic visceral pain in gastrointestinal disorders

open access: yesBritish Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Chronic visceral pain imposes a major clinical challenge in gastroenterology and beyond, profoundly impacting patients' quality of life. However, limited understanding of its complex, multifaceted pathophysiology, encompassing both peripheral and central mechanisms, continues to impede the development of effective management strategies.
Fleur Veldman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Limiting hospital resources for acute appendicitis in children: Lessons learned from the U.S. epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Surgery, 2020
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the suspension of nonemergent surgeries throughout New York. Our tertiary care children’s hospital pivoted towards a brief trial of intravenous (IV) antibiotic therapy in all patients in order to limit ...
C. Kvasnovsky   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Emerging Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Hematologic Malignancies

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hematologic malignancies represent the most common cancers in children. While the mainstays of treatment are chemotherapy and potentially hematopoietic stem cell transplant, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has a role in the diagnosis and management of complications related both to disease and therapy as well as common pediatric surgical ...
Alejandro Chara   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acute Appendicitis in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children With COVID-19.

open access: yesThe Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2020
S Africa has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Africa to date with Cape Town as the initial epicenter. Up to 20 August 2020, 78 children with positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)CoV-2 were admitted to ...
J. Lishman   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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