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Evidence-based optimisation of empirical antibiotic regimens in paediatric complicated appendicitis: a retrospective study of 94 patients

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2022
BACKGROUND: Acute appendicitis is the most frequent surgical emergency in the paediatric population. Complicated appendicitis accounts for 30% of cases and is inextricably linked to postoperative infectious complications.
Filippo Gerber, Jean-Marc Joseph , Pierre-Alex Crisinel , Véronique Andrey   +3 more
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APPENDICITIS COMPLICATING PREGNANCY [PDF]

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1912
It is my purpose to present briefly the debatable, points of interest in relation to appendicitis as a complication of pregnancy, labor and the puerperium. Obstetricians were slow to appreciate the frequency and gravity of appendicitis as a complication of pregnancy.
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Laparoscopic Management of Complicated Appendicitis. Is It Justified? [PDF]

Ain-Shams Journal of Surgery, 2015
Background: Complicated appendicitis is associated with a significant risk of postoperative morbidity, making the value of the laparoscopy as the first choice in the management of complicated appendicitis controversial.
Rania El-Ahmady, Shawki M.K Sharouda, Emad Abdellatif Daoud   +2 more
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The predictive value of computerized tomography‐assessed sarcopenia for complicated appendicitis in geriatric patients

Aging Medicine, 2023
Objective Geriatric patients have more complicated appendicitis, which leads to higher morbidity and mortality rates. Sarcopenia has been shown to have a negative impact on patients undergoing surgery.
Ali Cihat Yildirim, Şahinde Atlanoğlu, Mehmet Ali Gedik, Sezgin Zeren, Mehmet Fatih Ekici   +4 more
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Risks of complicated acute appendicitis in patients with psychiatric disorders

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background Acute appendicitis often presents with vague abdominal pain, which fosters diagnostic challenges to clinicians regarding early detection and proper intervention.
Junmo Kim, Chaeyoung Yang, Hyung Joon Joo, Rae Woong Park, Ga Eun Kim, Daeho Kim, Joonho Choi, Jun Ho Lee, Eunkyung Kim, Seon-Cheol Park, Kwangsoo Kim, Il Bin Kim   +11 more
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Laparoscopic appendectomy for complicated acute appendicitis does not result in increased surgical complications

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2012
Background/Objectives: Septic postoperative complications are debated in patients with complicated acute appendicitis treated with laparoscopic appendectomy (LA).
Yueh-Ming Lin, Ching-Hua Hsieh, Chia-I Cheng, Boon-Lee Tan, Hang-Tsung Liu   +4 more
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Evaluation of Laparoscopic Appendectomy In Complicated Appendicitis [PDF]

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2020
Background: The role of laparoscopy in treatment of complicated appendicitis is increasing. Objective: The study goals to assess the role of laparoscopy in complicated appendicitis.
Ahmed Sultan, Ahmed Elsayed Abu El Nour, Magdy Hussain   +2 more
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HYPONATREMIA AS A MARKER OF COMPLICATED APPENDICITIS

Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad, 2022
Background: The most frequent cause of paediatric acute abdomen is acute appendicitis. If acute appendicitis is not treated promptly, one third of cases progress to complicated appendicitis. Complicated appendicitis is associated with significant morbidity and its management protocol differs significantly from that of uncomplicated appendicitis.
Muhammad Umer, Qureshi, Asad, Iqbal, Murad, Habib, Muhammad Umer, Nisar, Afia, Ayub, Muhammad Amjad, Chaudhary, Sibghatullah, Babar   +6 more
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PAROTITIS COMPLICATING APPENDICITIS [PDF]

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1904
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Acute Appendicitis as a Complication of Varicella [PDF]

Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic), 2012
Introduction: Obstruction of the appendiceal lumen is the primary cause of appendicitis. The most common causes of luminal obstruction are fecaliths and lymphoid follicle hyperplasia. Additionally, bacterial infections or enteric and systemic viral diseases can cause a reaction of the lymphoid follicle. Case presentation: An 11-year-old boy with active
Zenon Pogorelić, Mihovil Biočić, Ivo Jurić, Klaudio Pjer Milunović, Ivana Mrklić   +4 more
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