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A Nationwide Cohort Study of Outcome after Pediatric Appendicitis

, 2021
Introduction Children with appendicitis often present with complicated disease. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical management of pediatric appendicitis, and to report how disease severity and operative modality are associated with short ...
Bergbrant, Sanna, Olsson, Louise, Hagander, Lars, Omling, Erik, Salö, Martin, Björk, Jonas, Saluja, Saurabh, Salö, Martin,, Bergbrant, Sanna,, Olsson, Louise,, Hagander, Lars,, Omling, Erik,, Saluja, Saurabh,, Björk, Jonas,, Lund University.   +14 more
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The Role of Alvarado and Pediatric Appendicitis Score in Acute Appendicitis in Children

The Journal of Pediatric Research, 2020
Aim:Acute appendicitis (AA) is the condition that most commonly requires a surgical procedure in children presenting to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain. Alvarado and Pediatric Appendicitis scores (PAS) are the most widely used scoring systems in the diagnosis of AA in children.
Yelda Türkmenoğlu, Alper Kaçar, Ensar Duras, Sevilay Kök, Attila Alp Gözübüyük, Cem Arat, Özlem Evrim Göksoy Topal, Aliye Kandırıcı, Ozan Özkaya   +8 more
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Age‐Specific Temporal Trends and Climate‐Associated Seasonality of Appendectomy in Japan: A Nationwide Population‐Based Study Using the National Database

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim This study investigated nationwide temporal trends, age‐specific changes, and seasonal variations in appendectomies in Japan using the national database of health insurance claims and specific health checkups (NDB). Methods Data on appendectomies (open [OA] and laparoscopic [LA]) were extracted from the 2018–2023 NDB Open Data.
Shutaro Sumiyoshi, Masamitsu Kido, Tomohiro Arita, Naosuke Nakamichi, Kento Kurashima, Kenji Nanishi, Jun Kiuchi, Hiroki Shimizu, Kengo Yoshii, Atsushi Shiozaki   +9 more
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Diagnostic Performance of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Pediatric Acute Appendicitis

Children
Objectives: The diagnosis of pediatric acute appendicitis remains challenging due to clinical findings that overlap with nonspecific abdominal pain (NSAP). In this study, the value of fibrinogen in the diagnosis of pediatric acute appendicitis and in the
Hilmi Onur Kabukçu, Sarper Müftüoğulları, Eren Yıldız   +2 more
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Useful Ultrasound Findings of Pediatric Patients with Equivocal Results of Appendicitis: Analysis Based on a Structured Report Form

대한영상의학회지, 2021
Purpose To identify the features that can be used for differentiating appendicitis from non-appendicitis in pediatric patients with equivocal ultrasound (US) results.
Jiyoung Choi, Hyuk Jung Kim, Suk Ki Jang, Hyun Jin Kim, Jae Woo Yeon   +4 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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Trends and levels of the global, regional, and national burden of appendicitis between 1990 and 2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 [PDF]

BACKGROUND: Appendicitis is a common surgical emergency that poses a large clinical and economic burden. Understanding the global burden of appendicitis is crucial for evaluating unmet needs and implementing and scaling up intervention services to reduce
GBD 2021 Appendicitis Collaborator Group
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Comparison of the Alvarado Score with Alternative Diagnostic Tools in Pediatric Acute Appendicitis: A Literature Review

Pediatric Reports
Background: Acute appendicitis is a leading pediatric surgical emergency. Timely diagnosis remains challenging, particularly in young children with atypical presentations.
Paul Tchouala Tchakoute, Alin Iuhas, Vlad-Ionuț Nechita, Andrei Vasile Pașcalău, Buzdugan Mihaela Ștefania, Ion Cosmin Puia   +5 more
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Concurrent COVID-19 infection in children with acute appendicitis: A report of three cases

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
Literature describing patients with concomitant COVID-19 infection with acute appendicitis in pediatric patients is growing, and understanding the clinical picture of such patients is relevant in their treatment.
Maximo J. Acevedo, BS, Dylan Steffey, MD, Johanne E. Dillon, MD, James T. Lee, MD, David J. Worhunsky, MD   +4 more
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The Value of Pediatric Appendicitis Score and Laboratory Findings on the Diagnosis of Pediatric Appendicitis

Turkish Journal of Pediatric Disease, 2014
Objective: Pediatric appendicitis score (PAS) is a scoring system which is improved to simplify the diagnosis of appendicitis in children. In this article it is aimed to investigate the efficiency of PAS and additional laboratory data in diagnosing appendicitis.Material and Methods: Between 1st January 2010 and 31st December 2010, patients admitted to ...
ERTÜRK, Ahmet, TUNCER, İlker Sait, BALCI, Özlem, KARAMAN, İbrahim, KARAMAN, Ayşe, AFŞARLAR, Çağatay Evrim, YILMAZ, Engin, ÖZGÜNER, İsmet Faruk, ÇAVUŞOĞLU, Yusuf Hakan, ERDOĞAN, Derya   +9 more
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