Background and aims Acute appendicitis (AA) is among the most common causes of acute
abdominal pain. Diagnosis of AA is still challenging and some controversies on its …

Introduction: suspected appendicitis is the most common indication for surgery in non-
obstetric conditions during pregnancy and occurs in about one in 500 to one in 635 …

Appendicitis remains the most common surgical pathology responsible for right lower
quadrant (RLQ) abdominal pain presenting to emergency departments in the United States …

Background Acute appendicitis during pregnancy may be associated with serious maternal
and/or fetal complications. To date, the optimal clinical approach to the management of …

Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the diagnostic performance of
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis during pregnancy …

EVIDENCE FOR IMPROVEMENT For more than a hundred years, the diagnosis of acute
appendicitis has been based on history taking, physical examination findings, and, to a …

Acute pelvic pain in premenopausal women frequently poses a diagnostic dilemma. These
patients may exhibit nonspecific signs and symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and …

Objective The purpose of this study was to estimate the rate and risk of appendix
nonvisualization and alternative diagnoses made with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

Acute abdomen develops during 1 in 500 to 635 pregnancies. 1 Assessment of the pregnant
woman with abdominal pain should be undertaken in a practical and scrupulous manner …

Objective: Clinically suspected appendicitis is the most common nonobstetric surgical
problem encountered in pregnancy. The diagnosis of appendicitis is hampered by equivocal …