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 9 (September)

1. Insurance status, but not race, predicts perforation in adult patients with acute appendicitis.
   J Am Coll Surg, 205(3): 445-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Computed tomographic and magnetic resonance features of gynecologic abnormalities in women presenting with acute or chronic abdominal pain.
   Ultrasound Q, 23(3): 167-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Review article: appendicitis in groin hernias.
   J Gastrointest Surg, 11(10): 1368-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. A murine model of appendicitis and the impact of inflammation on appendiceal lymphocyte constituents.
   Clin Exp Immunol, 150(1): 169-78. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. MR imaging of the acute abdomen and pelvis: acute appendicitis and beyond.
   Radiographics, 27(5): 1419-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Routine interval appendectomy in children is not indicated.
   J Pediatr Surg, 42(9): 1500-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. The value of routine histopathological examination of appendicectomy specimens.
   BMC Surg, 7: 17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. The risk of developing Crohn's disease after an appendectomy: a population-based cohort study in Sweden and Denmark.
   Gut, 56(10): 1387-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Routine interval appendectomy is unnecessary after conservative treatment of appendiceal mass.
   Colorectal Dis. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Perioperative care of the patient with hemophilia undergoing urgent appendectomy.
    Arch Surg, 142(9): 894-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Omental torsion without a whirl sign.
    Australas Radiol, 51: B158-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Pneumatosis intestinalis and portal-venous gas: an unusual presentation of acute appendicitis.
    Australas Radiol, 51: B137-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Unspecified abdominal pain in primary care: the role of gastrointestinal morbidity.
    Int J Clin Pract, 61(10): 1663-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Sterile surgical technique for shunt placement reduces the shunt infection rate in children: preliminary analysis of a prospective protocol in 115 consecutive procedures.
    Childs Nerv Syst, 23(11): 1251-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Perforation of Meckel's Diverticulum Manifesting as Aseptic Peritonitis in a Neonate: Report of a Case.
    Surg Today, 37(10): 881-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Efficacy and impact of intravenous morphine before surgical consultation in children with right lower quadrant pain suggestive of appendicitis: a randomized controlled trial.
    Ann Emerg Med, 50(4): 371-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Comparison of four pain scales in children with acute abdominal pain in a pediatric emergency department.
    Ann Emerg Med, 50(4): 379-83, 383.e1-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Significance of intraepithelial lymphocytes in appendix.
    Pathol Res Pract, 203(10): 731-735. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Appendiceal Diverticulitis: Diagnosis and Differentiation From Usual Acute Appendicitis Using Computed Tomography.
    J Comput Assist Tomogr, 31(5): 763-769. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Computed tomography evaluation of the normal appendix: comparison of low-dose and standard-dose unenhanced helical computed tomography.
    J Comput Assist Tomogr, 31(5): 732-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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