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 6 (June)

1. The use of the clinical scoring system by Alvarado in the decision to perform computed tomography for acute appendicitis in the ED.
   Am J Emerg Med, 25(5): 489-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Incidental parasitic infestations in surgically removed appendices: a retrospective analysis.
   Diagn Pathol, 2: 16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Explaining insurance-related and racial disparities in the surgical management of patients with acute appendicitis.
   Am J Surg, 194(1): 57-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Single-port laparoscopic appendectomy conducted intracorporeally with the aid of a transabdominal sling suture.
   J Pediatr Surg, 42(6): 1071-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Adhesive small bowel obstruction after appendectomy in children: comparison between the laparoscopic and open approach.
   J Pediatr Surg, 42(6): 939-42; discussion 942. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Failure in the nonoperative management of pediatric ruptured appendicitis: predictors and consequences.
   J Pediatr Surg, 42(6): 934-8; discussion 938. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Actinomycosis: a differential diagnosis for appendicitis. A case report and review of the literature.
   J Pediatr Surg, 42(6): E23-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Hyperbilirubinemia in Appendicitis: A New Predictor of Perforation.
   J Gastrointest Surg, 11(6): 714-718. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Group A streptococcal septicaemia presenting as an acute abdomen in a child.
   World J Emerg Surg, 2: 15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Perforated retrocaecal appendix presenting as right lumbar abscess.
    Ir J Med Sci, 176(2): 125-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Appendectomy for appendicitis in patients with a prior ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
    J Surg Res, 141(1): 40-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Posterior fossa tumors in children: how long does it take to establish the diagnosis?
    Childs Nerv Syst, 23(8): 887-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. A retrospective study of CT findings in cases undergoing appendectomy at a single hospital.
    Clin Imaging, 31(4): 239-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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