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The Role of Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in Predicting Complicated Appendicitis in Children

Diagnostics
Background: Acute appendicitis is a common abdominal emergency observed in emergency departments (ED). Distinguishing between uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis is important in determining a treatment strategy.
Wen-Ya Lin, En-Pei Lee, Chun-Yu Chen, Bei-Cyuan Guo, Mao-Jen Lin, Han-Ping Wu   +5 more
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Complicated Acute Appendicitis Conservatively Treated in Two Patients With Crohn's Disease: The Role of Intestinal Ultrasound and Contrast‐Enhanced Ultrasound

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
Intestinal ultrasound and contrast‐enhanced ultrasound were used to diagnose, monitor, and guide conservative treatment of complicated acute appendicitis in two patients with Crohn's disease. Serial imaging enabled early identification of treatment response, allowing long‐term surgery‐free outcomes.
Cataletti Giovanni, Gridavilla Daniele, Nylund Kim, Colombo Francesco, Danelli Piergiorgio, Maconi Giovanni   +5 more
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Apendicite aguda na criança abaixo dos 5 anos de idade: análise de 93 casos. [PDF]

, 2001
Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Pediatria, Curso de Medicina, Florianópolis ...
Mandalis, Maurício José Rodrigues
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Retrospective analysis of 331 acute appendicitis patients: how appendicolith and CT features aid in differentiating complicated vs. uncomplicated appendicitis

BMC Gastroenterology
Purpose Appendicoliths are one of the important causes of acute appendicitis. Currently, there is no consensus on the relationship between appendicoliths and complicated appendicitis, and opinions on the treatment of appendicolith-associated appendicitis
Dawei Zhang, Shengqiang Wang, Haoyang Li, Zixuan Fu, Jing Zhang, Zhen Liu, Shikuan Li   +6 more
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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

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

The Comparison of Open and Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Is There any Outcome Difference Between Non-Complicated and Complicated Appendicitis?

Balkan Medical Journal, 2011
Objective: The assessment of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) and open appendectomy (OA) in patients with noncomplicated (NCA) and complicated appendicitis (CA) was aimed for. Material and Methods: Of 279 patients with appendectomy, 135 had NCA (48.3%) (49
Ünal Bıçakcı, Burak Tander, Mithat Günaydın, Rıza Rızalar, Ender Aritürk, Suat H. Ayyıldız, Ferit Bernay   +6 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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Clinical interpretation of cardiac troponin in athletes: From endurance exercise to exertional injury

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Exertional heat illness (EHI) and exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER) are increasingly recognized causes of morbidity in competitive and tactical athletes. Cardiac troponin (cTn) elevation, traditionally viewed as a marker of myocardial necrosis, may also be seen in these settings and can create significant diagnostic and prognostic uncertainty ...
John‐Henry L. Dean, Jeffrey C. Leggit, M. Alaric Franzos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of complicated appendicitis among patients presented to public referral hospitals in Harari region, Eastern Ethiopia: a case-control study

Surgery in Practice and Science, 2022
Background: Complicated appendicitis makes up a significant proportion of acute appendicitis. There are well established associated factors for the development of complications, but the magnitude varies between developed and developing countries.
Badhaasaa Beyene Bayissa, Fufa Miressa, Adnan Abulkadir, Gelana Fekadu   +3 more
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