Background The removal of the acute appendix is one of the most frequently performed
surgical procedures. Open surgery associated with therapeutic efficacy has been the …

Acute appendicitis (AA) is among the most common cause of acute abdominal pain.
Diagnosis of AA is challenging; a variable combination of clinical signs and symptoms has …

The epidemiology and the outcomes of acute appendicitis in elderly patients are very
different from the younger population. Elderly patients with acute appendicitis showed …

Background Emergency laparoscopic exploration can be used to identify the causative
pathology of acute abdominal pain. Laparoscopic surgery also allows treatment of many …

Background Diagnosing acute appendicitis (appendicitis) based on clinical evaluation,
blood testing, and urinalysis can be difficult. Therefore, in persons with suspected …

Background: Tradition taught that patients with signs suspicious of acute appendicitis should
be explored surgically, but studies in the 1960s found that if this group was closely observed …

Advances in the technology and improved access to imaging modalities such as Computed
Tomography and laparoscopy have changed the contemporary diagnostic and management …

BACKGROUND: Preoperative imaging has been demonstrated to improve diagnostic
accuracy in appendicitis. This prospective study assessed the accuracy of a diagnostic …

Background Studies comparing laparoscopic and open appendicectomy are difficult to
interpret owing to several types of bias, and the results often seem of limited clinical …

Background: Laparoscopic appendectomy is a safe and effective procedure, as both a
diagnostic and therapeutic tool. It seems to be more effective than the corresponding open …