acute appendicitis

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acute appendicitis

[ə′kyüt ə‚pen·də′sīd·əs]

(medicine)

A sudden, severe attack of appendicitis characterized by abdominal pain, usually localized in the lower right quadrant, with nausea, vomiting, and constipation.

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In this article, we present our institution's MR imaging protocol for evaluation of suspected appendicitis in the pregnant patient and illustrate the MR imaging appearance of both the normal appendix and spectrum of appearances of acute appendicitis seen in pregnancy.

MRI of right lower quadrant pain in pregnancy: Appendicitis and mimickers

Keywords: Acute appendicitis, Appendectomy, Modified Alvarado Scoring System (MASS).

VALIDITY OF MODIFIED ALVARADO SCORING SYSTEM (MASS) IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS

Conclusion: Plasma leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein-1 levels were not useful in diagnosing acute appendicitis in female patients with acute abdominal pain in right lower-quadrant.

Value of Leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein-1 (LRG-1) on diagnosis of acute appendicitis in female patients with right lower-quadrant abdominal pain

This study is done to evaluate the association between hyperbilirubinaemia in cases of acute appendicitis and its complications.

HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA IN ACUTE APPENDICITIS AND ITS ROLE IN PREDICTING COMPLICATIONS, PARTICULARLY APPENDICULAR PERFORATION

Diagnosing acute appendicitis in adults: accuracy of color Doppler sonography and MDCT compared with surgery and clinical follow-up.

Is There Any Association Between the Efficacy of Imaging Techniques and the Age of the Patient in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis?

Histopathologically, acute appendicitis was detected in 125 (80.

Evaluation of the Alvarado scoring system in the management of acute appendicitis

Do normal leukocyte count and C-reactive protein value exclude acute appendicitis in children?

White blood cell count and C-reactive protein together remain useful for diagnosis and staging of acute appendicitis in children

And acute appendicitis was diagnosed by CT imaging and was confirmed intraoperatively during a laparoscopic procedure.

Acute Appendicitis in the Early Stage after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Results: The pathology of the four cases was noted when the file of 186 patients aged between 4 and 72 years who underwent surgery for acute appendicitis in my hospital was retrospectively reviewed.

Bagirsak Paraziti "Enterobius vermicularis" Akut Apandisit Sebebi midir? / Does the Intestinal Parasite Enterobius vermicularis Cause Acute Appendicitis?

In our setting where CT and US are not always readily available, we rely on inflammatory markers to aid in the decision of management after a clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis is made.

C-reactive protein as a predictor of severity of appendicitis

SA should be kept in mind in cases that imitate acute appendicitis where the patient has a history of appendectomy.

Stump Appendicitis: Result of an Incomplete Surgery

Patients: A retrospective chart review was carried out on patients who underwent SILA for acute appendicitis from June 2012 to August 2015 at the Ehime Rosai Hospital in Niihama, Japan and Saiseikai Shimonoseki General Hospital in Shimonoseki, Japan.

Single-incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy for acute Appendicitis using a 10-mm Laparoscope and the Glove Port Technique