Acute appendicitis is the most common entity requiring emergent abdominal surgery. Early
diagnosis is critical to proper management. Patients often present with a classic clinical …

Objective Since the first description of the median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS), the
existence for the syndrome and the efficacy of treatment for it have been questioned …

Objective An isolated stenosis of the celiac artery (CA) or the superior mesenteric artery
(SMA) is frequently detected in patients with abdominal complaints. The dilemma is whether …

Purpose The term “neurogenic appendicopathy” has been used for patients operated on for
acute appendicitis with their appendices lacking signs of acute inflammation. The aim of this …

Background: Appendiceal etiology for chronic right lower quadrant (RLQ) abdominal pain
(CAP) in children is controversial. We assessed the efficacy of laparoscopic appendectomy …

Background: Laparoscopic appendectomy is widely performed by surgical residents, but its
changing indications and outcomes have been poorly investigated. The aim of this study …

METHODS: We evaluated four hundred and twenty seven consecutive pathology reports of
all appende-ctomy specimens from January 2003 to December 2004. Findings were …

Purpose Appendectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgeries worldwide, but
neurogenic appendicopathy (NA) remains a poorly understood disease with controversial …

Purpose The appendix can be a rare cause for chronic right lower quadrant abdominal pain
(RLQAP), even though no objective disorder can be determined to the appendix. This …

Background Chronic pains of the right lower quadrant of the abdomen (RLQA) remain a
challenging problem worldwide, especially in areas with limited technical background; …