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 …

Background Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of the acute abdomen, with an
incidence of 1 per 1000 persons per year. It is one of the main differential diagnoses of …

Unequivocal international guidelines regarding the diagnosis and management of patients
with acute appendicitis are lacking. The aim of the consensus meeting 2015 of the EAES …

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 …

Background The traditional fear that every case of acute appendicitis will eventually
perforate has led to the generally accepted emergency appendicectomy with minimized …

Background Non-operative management may be an alternative for uncomplicated
appendicitis, but preoperative distinction between uncomplicated and complicated disease …

Appendicitis is a common cause of abdominal pain in children. The diagnosis and treatment
of the disease have undergone major changes in the past two decades, primarily as a result …

Background Appendicitis is the most common general surgical emergency worldwide, but its
diagnosis remains challenging. The aim of this study was to determine whether existing risk …

Background Appendicectomy remains the standard treatment for appendicitis. No
international consensus exists on the surgical urgency for acute uncomplicated appendicitis …

La apendicitis es una urgencia común para el cirujano. El riesgo estimado para presentarla
es de 7-8%. Se pensaba que la apendicitis era un continuo donde, mientras más tiempo …