Appendicitis Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Appendicitis, including details on symptoms, surgery, causes, treatment.

Volume 4 (2007), Issue 1 (January)

1. Evaluation of race and insurance status as predictors of undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy in children.
   Ann Surg, 245(1): 118-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Fast-track surgery in infants and children.
   J Pediatr Surg, 42(1): 234-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Effect of subspecialty training on outcome after pediatric appendectomy.
   J Pediatr Surg, 42(1): 221-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Matched analysis of nonoperative management vs immediate appendectomy for perforated appendicitis.
   J Pediatr Surg, 42(1): 19-23; discussion 23-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Current management of appendicitis.
   Semin Pediatr Surg, 16(1): 34-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Harmonic US imaging of appendicitis in children.
   Pediatr Radiol, 36(12): 1257-1264. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. The natural history and traditional management of appendicitis revisited: spontaneous resolution and predominance of prehospital perforations imply that a correct diagnosis is more important than an early diagnosis.
   World J Surg, 31(1): 86-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Value of laparoscopic appendectomy in perforated appendicitis.
   World J Surg, 31(1): 93-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Incarcerated recurrent inguinal hernia with covered and perforated appendicitis and periappendicular abscess: case report and review of the literature.
   Hernia. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Laparoscopic appendectomy in children: use of the endoloop vs the endostapler.
    Arch Surg, 142(1): 58-61; discussion 62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Early results of surgery in 123 patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei from a perforated appendiceal neoplasm.
    Dis Colon Rectum, 50(1): 37-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Surgical gastrointestinal disorders during pregnancy.
    Am J Surg, 193(2): 223-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Epiploic appendagitis: Report of two cases.
    Surg Today, 37(2): 150-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Meckel's diverticular complications in children: is laparoscopy the order of the day?
    Pediatr Surg Int, 23(2): 141-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Intussusception in children of school age.
    Pediatr Int, 49(1): 58-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Simultaneous determination of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid and 5-hydroxytryptamine in urine samples from patients with acute appendicitis by liquid chromatography using poly(bromophenol blue) film modified electrode.
    J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci, 846(1): 14-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Differences between Male and Female Patients with Suspected Acute Appendicitis.
    World J Surg, 31(2): 409-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Association between reduced levels of MEFV messenger RNA in peripheral blood leukocytes and acute inflammation.
    Arthritis Rheum, 56(1): 345-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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