Purpose Appendicitis is a common cause of acute abdominal pain, and treatment with
laparoscopy has become increasingly common during the past two decades. Guidelines …

Introduction The diagnosis of acute appendicitis remains challenging. This review
determined the current diagnostic accuracy of CT and ultrasound for suspected acute …

This paper is part of a clinical practice guideline update on the risk assessment, diagnostic
imaging, and microbiological evaluation of complicated intra-abdominal infections in adults …

Background: The Alvarado score (AS) has not been widely used for diagnosing acute
appendicitis although it has shown to be a good predictor for diagnosing appendicitis. The …

Background: Diagnostic laparoscopy is often used when a patient is suspected of having
acute appendicitis. The aim of this study was to assess the rate of other pathologies found …

Introduction Acute appendicitis, a prevalent cause of acute abdominal pain and a common
indication for emergency surgery, presents a diagnostic challenge due to its diverse clinical …

Background Recent studies have reported promising outcomes of non-operative treatment
for uncomplicated appendicitis; however, the preoperative prediction of complicated …

Die akute Appendizitis ist der häufigste abdominalchirurgische Notfall. Das Lebenszeitrisiko
für die Entstehung einer Appendizitis wird in der westlichen Welt mit 8, 6% für Männer und 6 …

RESUMO INTRODUÇÃO: Apendicopatias persistem como desafio diagnóstico, mesmo com
os avanços na investigação por imagem, com taxa de remoção de apêndices …

Background: Laparoscopic surgery is an expanding field which is recognized as gold
standard for cholecystectomy, it is being increasingly used by many surgical subspecialties …