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Therapeutic strategy for acute appendicitis based on laparoscopic surgery

BMC Surgery, 2023
Purpose The treatment strategies for acute appendicitis differ depending on the facility, and various studies have investigated the usefulness of conservative treatment with antibiotics, laparoscopic surgery, and interval appendectomy (IA).
Masahiro Shiihara, Yasuhiro Sudo, Norimasa Matsushita, Takeshi Kubota, Yasuhiro Hibi, Harushi Osugi, Tatsuo Inoue   +6 more
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Management of Complicated Appendicitis During Pregnancy in the US

JAMA Network Open, 2022
This cohort study investigates the associations of immediate operation and successful and failed nonoperative management for acute appendicitis with maternal and perinatal complications among pregnant women.
Matthew J. Ashbrook, V. Cheng, Kulmeet K. Sandhu, K. Matsuo, M. Schellenberg, K. Inaba, K. Matsushima   +6 more
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Predicting complicated appendicitis based on clinical findings: the role of Alvarado and Appendicitis Inflammatory Response scores

Langenbeck's archives of surgery (Print), 2022
The pre-interventional differentiation between complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis is decisive for treatment. In the context of conservative therapy, the definitive diagnosis of uncomplicated appendicitis is mandatory.
F. Haak, O. Kollmar, A. Ioannidis, J. Slotta, M. Ghadimi, T. Glass, M. von Strauss Und Torney   +6 more
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Complicated Appendicitis: A Surgical Controversy Concerning Risk Factors, Diagnostic Algorithm and Therapeutic Management

Doubts, Problems and Certainties about Acute Appendicitis, 2022
By surgeon’s perspective, complicated appendicitis is defined as perforated appendicitis, periappendicular abscess, gangrenous appendicitis or peritonitis, noted on radiological studies upon hospital admission, operative reports or pathology results of ...
Athanasios Mekakas, Eleni-Aikaterini Nagorni, Theodoros Tablaridis   +2 more
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Predictive ability of CT findings in the differentiation of complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis: a retrospective investigation of 201 patients undergone appendectomy at initial admission

Insights into Imaging, 2021
Background Paradigm shift toward nonoperative management (NOM) of adult appendicitis has made computed tomography (CT) more important than ever, particularly in differentiating complicated from uncomplicated disease.
Jidapa Iamwat, Wanwarang Teerasamit, Piyaporn Apisarnthanarak, Napakadol Noppakunsomboon, Rathachai Kaewlai   +4 more
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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
Mihovil Biočić, Klaudio Pjer Milunović, Zenon Pogorelić, Ivana Mrklić, Ivo Jurić   +4 more
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Diagnosis of Uncomplicated and Complicated Appendicitis in Adults

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, 2021
Background: Diagnostic work-up of acute appendicitis remains challenging. While some guidelines advise to use a risk stratification based on clinical parameters, others use standard imaging in all patients.
W. Bom, J. Scheijmans, P. Salminen, M. Boermeester   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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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The Prognostic Value of Ultrasound Findings in Preoperatively Distinguishing between Uncomplicated and Complicated Types of Pediatric Acute Appendicitis Based on Correlation with Intraoperative and Histopathological Findings

Diagnostics, 2022
Objective: This study compares the preoperative ultrasound findings of all children with a clinical picture of acute appendicitis on the basis of intraoperative and histopathological findings to assess the feasibility of this approach in preoperatively ...
Konstantina Bekiaridou, Katerina Kambouri, Alexandra Giatromanolaki, Soultana Foutzitzi, Maria Kouroupi, Ioannis Chrysafis, Savas Deftereos   +6 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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