Aims: Recent systematic reviews have suggested an increased incidence of intraabdominal
abscess (IAA) formation following laparoscopic appendicectomy (LA) compared with the …

Background Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute lower abdominal pain
leading patients to the emergency department. This study aims to find the negative …

BACKGROUND: Despite increased utilization of laboratory, radiologic imaging, and scoring
systems, negative appendectomy (NA) rates in children remain above 3% nationwide. We …

Aim: We aimed to estimate the rate of negative appendectomy, and determine possible risk
factors among King Abdulaziz University Hospital. Patients and Methods: Article has a …

Objectives The primary objective was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of a serial
ultrasound (US) clinical diagnostic pathway to detect appendicitis in children presenting to …

Purpose. To determine the prevalence of perforated and nonperforated appendicitis in
patients with nonvisualization of the appendix on ultrasound (US) performed for suspected …

Negative appendectomy remains a concern in current surgical practice. Data from the
developing world is scarce. Data of appendectomies during the last 5 years were analyzed …

Background/Purpose The aim of the study is to evaluate the diagnostic value of interleukin-6
(IL-6) level and neutrophil cluster of differentiation 64 (CD64) expression in diagnosis of …

Background Our group recently published a clinical pathway (Le Bonheur Clinical Pathway
[LeB-P]) that used the Samuel Pediatric Appendicitis Score with selective use of …

Objective This study aimed to determine the outcome of children with unclear etiology for
acute abdominal pain admitted to the emergency department observation unit (EDOU) …