Acute appendicitis: modern understanding of pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management

A Bhangu, K Søreide, S Di Saverio, JH Assarsson… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Acute appendicitis is one of the most common abdominal emergencies worldwide. The
cause remains poorly understood, with few advances in the past few decades. To obtain a …

[PDF][PDF] Typical and atypical presentations of appendicitis and their implications for diagnosis and treatment: a literature review

S Echevarria, F Rauf, N Hussain, H Zaka, N Ahsan… - Cureus, 2023 - cureus.com
Appendicitis, an acute inflammation of the appendix, affects all demographic groups and
exhibits various incidences and clinical manifestations. While acute appendicitis typically …

Computed tomography for diagnosis of acute appendicitis in adults

B Rud, TS Vejborg, ED Rappeport… - Cochrane Database …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Diagnosing acute appendicitis (appendicitis) based on clinical evaluation,
blood testing, and urinalysis can be difficult. Therefore, in persons with suspected …

Evolution and current trends in the management of acute appendicitis

M Wagner, DJ Tubre, JA Asensio - Surgical Clinics, 2018 - surgical.theclinics.com
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Pediatric appendicitis: state of the art review

RM Rentea, SDS Peter, CL Snyder - Pediatric surgery international, 2017 - Springer
Appendicitis is a common cause of abdominal pain in children. The diagnosis and treatment
of the disease have undergone major changes in the past two decades, primarily as a result …

Antibiotics versus appendicectomy for the treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis: an updated meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials

KE Rollins, KK Varadhan, KR Neal… - World journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Uncomplicated acute appendicitis has been managed traditionally by early
appendicectomy. However, recently, there has been increasing interest in the potential for …

Systematic review and meta‐analysis of laparoscopic versus open appendicectomy in adults with complicated appendicitis: an update of the literature

C Athanasiou, S Lockwood… - World journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To review and compare the outcomes of laparoscopic (LA) versus open
appendicectomy (OA) in complicated appendicitis in adult patients, eight years after the last …

Risk of appendiceal neoplasm in periappendicular abscess in patients treated with interval appendectomy vs follow-up with magnetic resonance imaging: 1-year …

J Mällinen, T Rautio, J Grönroos, T Rantanen… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The step after conservative treatment of periappendicular abscess arouses
controversy, ranging from recommendations to abandon interval appendectomy based on …

The epidemiology and treatment of anal fissures in a population-based cohort

DW Mapel, M Schum, A Von Worley - BMC gastroenterology, 2014 - Springer
Background Anal fissure (AF) is regarded as a common problem, but there are no published
epidemiologic data, nor information on current treatment. The purpose of this study was to …

Early versus delayed appendicectomy for appendiceal phlegmon or abscess

Y Cheng, X **ong, J Lu, S Wu, R Zhou… - Cochrane Database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Appendiceal phlegmon and abscess account for 2% to 10% of acute
appendicitis. People with appendiceal phlegmon or abscess usually need an …