Scientific paperAcute appendicitis: Prospective trial concerning diagnostic accuracy and complications
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Stump appendicitis, a case report and a review of the literature. Is it as uncommon as it is thought?
2020, International Journal of Surgery Case ReportsCitation Excerpt :Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common cause of acute surgical abdomen (38.9 %) [1,2]. Complications are more common when AA is associated with perforation [3,4], and they include intraabdominal abscess formation, bleeding, surgical site infections, ileus, fistulas, and stump appendicitis (SA) [5–7]. SA was first described in 1945 [7] and is defined as the inflammation of the appendiceal remnant after a surgical appendectomy [8].
Ingested foreign body mimicking acute appendicitis
2018, International Journal of Surgery Case ReportsCitation Excerpt :Historically, it was taught that the presentation of right lower quadrant pain with associated rebound tenderness, fever, and anorexia was grounds for surgical consultation. However, the broad differential, poor specificity of physical exam alone [2], and availability of highly sensitive diagnostic imaging, has made computed tomography, and to a lesser extent ultrasound, standard of care in the workup of these patients. The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of todays computed tomography scanners is 98.5% and 98% respectively [5].
Predictive factors and outcomes of negative appendectomy
2017, American Journal of SurgeryCitation Excerpt :The mortality and morbidity of negative appendectomy is low compared with the complications that can be caused by delayed diagnosis, such as perforation and peritonitis; therefore, Nauta and Magnaut17 claimed that, if negative appendectomy is accepted as unavoidable to a certain degree, it is possible to reduce mortality and morbidity due to appendicitis. However, there are studies reporting that negative appendectomy is not harmless to patients and showing complication rates as high as 15%,18 and other reports state there is no significant difference between the complication rates for negative appendectomy and nonperforated appendicitis.19 Recently, M. N. Andersson and R. E. Andersson published a study alerting surgeons to the potentially lethal consequences of performing “negative appendectomy,” stating that it was associated with increased mortality, almost paralleling that of a perforated appendicitis.11
Appendicitis
2014, Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious DiseasesDoes this child have appendicitis? A systematic review of clinical prediction rules for children with acute abdominal pain
2013, Journal of Clinical EpidemiologyCitation Excerpt :The lifetime risk for acute appendicitis ranges from 7% to 9% [3], with a peak incidence of 86 of 100,000/year in the second decade of life [4]. Morbidity in children is high, with an overall frequency of appendix perforation of 12.5–30% [5–7]. Despite its high incidence and potentially serious consequences, the diagnosis of appendicitis in children remains challenging, in which clinical signs and symptoms can be nonspecific and unreliable and there may be limited availability or concern for using costly and potentially harmful diagnostic tests such as computerized tomography.
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From the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Copenhagen Municipal Hospital, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark.