A total of 50 cases diagnosed as acute appendicitis between the years of 2002–2004 were retrieved from the archives of the Department of Pathology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Studies in pediatric patients suggest that acute appendicitis can be managed electively following antibiotic therapy, which challenges the time-honored practice of prompt appendectomy. To determine ...

Delays increase risk for complications. Recent literature suggests that delaying appendectomy until daytime surgery is available is safe in children who present with appendicitis. These authors ...

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 48, No. 1, Nordic registry data – validity, value and visions (part I) (February 2020), pp. 38-42 (5 pages) Aims: Appendicitis is a common disease. The ...

A male patient in the late teens presented with intermittent right iliac fossa pain associated with fever and raised inflammatory markers following a previous episode of conservatively managed ...

Background: Acute appendicitis is a leading cause of surgical emergencies in children, with ultrasound (US) emerging as a preferred diagnostic tool due to its lack of radiation and cost-effectiveness.

Stump appendicitis is a rare complication that occurs when the residual appendix becomes inflamed after an appendectomy. It is estimated to occur in between 0.002% and 0.15% of cases, although it may ...

An 81-year-old man with a medical history significant for diverticulosis and irritable bowel syndrome presented to the emergency department with a 1-day history of periumbilical pain that woke him ...

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A 19-year-old man with a history of laparoscopic appendectomy for perforated appendicitis presented with a five-day history of vague periumbilical pain that had localized to the right lower quadrant.