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SUBPHRENIC ABSCESS AS A COMPLICATION OF APPENDICITIS. [PDF]
Journal of the American Medical Association, 1908 HISTORICAL DATA. The first accurate description of a subphrenic abscess was published by Bouchard1in 1862. In 1882, Leyden2reported several cases in which the diagnosis was made clinically. Maydl,3in 1894, collected 179 cases, which he divided into twelve groups, according to their cause. Among these were 23 following appendicitis.
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CT Versus Ultrasound in Young Women With Right Iliac Fossa Pain: A Single‐Centre Retrospective Study
ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.In young women with right iliac fossa pain, CTs have a higher positive predictive value for appendicitis than ultrasounds. They also correlate better with raised inflammatory markers. CT could reduce the rate of unnecessary appendicectomies in young women in those without clear clinical signs and symptoms.
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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 +31 more
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When two diseases collide: Endometriosis as a risk factor for severe pelvic inflammatory disease
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.Endometriosis is associated with a more severe clinical course of pelvic inflammatory disease in hospitalized patients, including higher rates of antibiotic treatment failure, longer hospital stay, and increased need for surgical intervention. Abstract Introduction Our objective was to compare the severity of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in ...
Marta Camacho +7 more
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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 +4 more
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HERNIA OF THE APPENDIX, COMPLICATED WITH APPENDICITIS
Annals of Surgery, 1908 n ...
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Emerging Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Hematologic Malignancies
European 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
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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 +2 more
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HÆMATURIA AS A COMPLICATING FACTOR IN APPENDICITIS
Annals of Surgery, 1908 n ...
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Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Background Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are prevalent among First Nations peoples in Australia. In Western Australia (WA), notification of ARF and RHD to the WA RHD register is mandatory and supports follow‐up care.
Aung Du +6 more
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