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 …

WSES Jerusalem guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis

S Di Saverio, A Birindelli, MD Kelly, F Catena… - World Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
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 …

Acute appendicitis: efficient diagnosis and management

MJ Snyder, M Guthrie, S Cagle - American family physician, 2018 - aafp.org
Appendicitis is one of the most common causes of acute abdominal pain in adults and
children, with a lifetime risk of 8.6% in males and 6.7% in females. It is the most common …

Low-dose abdominal CT for evaluating suspected appendicitis

K Kim, YH Kim, SY Kim, S Kim, YJ Lee… - … England Journal of …, 2012 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Computed tomography (CT) has become the predominant test for diagnosing
acute appendicitis in adults. In children and young adults, exposure to CT radiation is of …

A comparison of the accuracy of ultrasound and computed tomography in common diagnoses causing acute abdominal pain

A van Randen, W Laméris, HW van Es… - European …, 2011 - Springer
Objectives Head-to-head comparison of ultrasound and CT accuracy in common diagnoses
causing acute abdominal pain. Materials and methods Consecutive patients with abdominal …

A new adult appendicitis score improves diagnostic accuracy of acute appendicitis-a prospective study

HE Sammalkorpi, P Mentula, A Leppäniemi - BMC gastroenterology, 2014 - Springer
Background The aim of the study was to construct a new scoring system for more accurate
diagnostics of acute appendicitis. Applying the new score into clinical practice could reduce …

Negative appendectomy rate in the era of CT: an 18-year perspective

AS Raja, C Wright, AD Sodickson, RD Zane, GD Schiff… - Radiology, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To estimate the correlation between the negative appendectomy rate (NAR) and
the rate of preoperative computed tomography (CT) in patients suspected of having acute …

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right lower quadrant pain—suspected appendicitis

MP Smith, DS Katz, T Lalani, LR Carucci… - Ultrasound …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
The most common cause of acute right lower quadrant (RLQ) pain requiring surgery is acute
appendicitis (AA). This narrative's focus is on imaging procedures in the diagnosis of AA …

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 …

Risk of hematologic malignant neoplasms from abdominopelvic computed tomographic radiation in patients who underwent appendectomy

KH Lee, S Lee, JH Park, SS Lee, HY Kim, WJ Lee… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Whether computed tomography (CT) radiation is truly carcinogenic remains
controversial. Large epidemiological studies that purportedly showed an association …