periappendicitis


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periappendicitis

[¦per·ē·ə‚pen·də′sīd·əs]
(medicine)
Inflammation of the tissue around the vermiform process, or of the serosal region of the vermiform appendix.
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Acute inflammation was found in one third (n=8), with phlegmonous inflammation and/or periappendicitis in 4 of them (Figure 3B).
Enterobius vermicularis Enfeksiyonu Olan Appendektomilerde Bulgular: Kil Kurdu Apendisit Nedeni Degil/Findings in Appendectomies with Enterobius vermicularis Infection: Pinworm Is Not A Cause of Appendicitis
* Periappendicitis was defined as inflammation of the layers of the appendix wall, most commonly the serosa, with sparing of the mucosa.
The usefulness of routine histological examination of appendicectomy specimens in a South African tertiary centre
Delayed small bowel perforation due to blunt abdominal trauma and periappendicitis in a patient with situs inversus totalis: a report of a case.
Penetrating Thoracoabdominal Trauma in a Patient with Situs Inversus Totalis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Hayabuchi, "Pelvic inflammatory disease with periappendicitis in a pediatric patient," Radiation Medicine, vol.
Abdominal Pain in the Female Patient: A Case of Concurrent Acute Appendicitis and Ruptured Endometrioma
The vermiform appendix was dilated, with lymphoid hyperplasia and acute periappendicitis. Special stains for acid-fast bacilli and fungi were negative for organisms.
Granulomatous enterocolitis secondary to Yersinia in an 11-year-old boy from Puerto Rico, confirmed by PCR: a case report
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