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The Impact of Smoking on the Complications of Acute Appendicitis

Journal of Coloproctology, 2023
Introduction The pathophysiology of appendicitis likely stems from obstruction of the appendiceal orifice leading to an increase in intraluminal and intramural pressure, resulting in small vessel occlusion and lymphatic stasis.
Raed Esttaifan Rezqallah, Abdulhadi L. Alrubaie   +1 more
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Pre-appendectomy hyponatremia is associated with increased rates of complicated appendicitis.

Surgery Open Science, 2023
Background: Acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies worldwide. Preoperative assessment of the risk of complicated appendicitis may aid in treatment planning.
Lauren M. Poston, BS, Tripp Leavitt, MD, Samantha Pope, BA, Hannah Hill, MS, Luis E. Tollinche, MD, FASA, David C. Kaelber, MD, PhD, MPH, Jonathan A. Alter, MD   +6 more
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Phlegmonous appendicitis as a variant of uncomplicated appendicitis

Scientific Reports
Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of surgical acute abdomen, and its classification into uncomplicated, phlegmonous, and complicated forms is crucial for guiding treatment strategies.
Tezcan Akın, Hüseyin Fahri Martlı, Eda Şahingöz, Birkan Birben, Sadettin Er, Ayşe Çiftçi, Hayriye Tatlı Doğan, Mesut Tez   +7 more
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Analyzing the dynamics of complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Seoul, Korea: a multifaceted time series approach [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health
OBJECTIVES This study investigated the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and associated control strategies on the incidence of appendicitis in Seoul, using data from 2018 to 2020 from Korea’s National Health Insurance. METHODS We
Kiook Baek, Chulyong Park
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Retrospective cohort study of the impact of faecoliths on the natural history of acute appendicitis

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2023
Background Despite acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies, its aetiology remains incompletely understood. Aim This study aimed to assess the rate at which faecoliths were present in acute appendicitis treated with ...
Mei Sze Lee, Rachel Purcell, Andrew McCombie, Frank Frizelle, Timothy Eglinton   +4 more
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence and severity of acute appendicitis: a comparison between 2019 and 2020

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, a decrease in the number of patients presenting with acute appendicitis was observed. It is unclear whether this caused a shift towards more complicated cases of acute appendicitis.
Jochem C. G. Scheijmans, Alexander B. J. Borgstein, Carl A. J. Puylaert, Wouter J. Bom, Said Bachiri, Eduard A. van Bodegraven, Amarins T. A. Brandsma, Floor M. ter Brugge, Steve M. M. de Castro, Roy Couvreur, Lotte C. Franken, Marcia P. Gaspersz, Michelle R. de Graaff, Hannah Groenen, Suzanne C. Kleipool, Toon J. L. Kuypers, Milou H. Martens, David M. Mens, Ricardo G. Orsini, Nando J. M. M. Reneerkens, Thomas Schok, Wouter J. A. Sedee, Shahzad Tavakoli Rad, José H. Volders, Pepijn D. Weeder, Jan M. Prins, Hester A. Gietema, Jaap Stoker, Suzanne S. Gisbertz, Marc G. H. Besselink, Marja A. Boermeester, the SCOUT Collaboarative Study group   +31 more
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Diagnostic Value of C-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio to Differentiate Simple Versus Complicated Appendicitis

Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
Aim:The C-reactive protein (CRP)/albumin ratio is a new inflammation-based prognostic score that correlates with inflammation severity.Objective:The present study investigated the diagnostic value of the CRP/albumin ratio to distinguish between patients ...
Serkan Doğan, Melis Dorter, Utku Murat Kalafat, Büşra Bildik, Ramiz Yazıcı, İnanç Şamil Sarıcı, Başar Cander   +6 more
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Acute Appendicitis Complicating Pregnancy

Annals of Saudi Medicine, 1991
Appendicitis occurring during pregnancy presents a difficult problem for both the treating gynecological and the surgeon. We studied retrospectively the cases of 52 consecutive patients seen during a four-year period at Riyadh Central Hospital, a large and busy general hospital.
Q O, Al-Qasabi, A K, Tyagi, A, Al-Dohayan, M K, Alam, M, Al-Tameem   +4 more
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Incidence of complicated acute appendicitis: a single-centre retrospective study

Studia Medyczne, 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, Sławomir Osman, Przemysław K. Wolak   +2 more
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Assessment of the Prognostic Power of Preoperative Laboratory Biomarkers in Predicting Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis and the Outcomes of the Relevant Surgical Intervention

Journal of Pediatric Research, 2023
Aim:The purpose of this study was to assess the prognostic power of preoperative laboratory biomarkers in pediatric age group individuals diagnosed with appendicitis in the emergency department in distinguishing complicated appendicitis from non ...
Canan Salman Önemli, Kübra Evren Şahin, Özge Atacan   +2 more
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