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 5 (2008), Issue 12 (December)

1. Changes in appetite hormone (ghrelin) levels of saliva and serum in acute appendicitis cases before and after operation.
   Appetite, 52(1): 104-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. An evidence-based definition for perforated appendicitis derived from a prospective randomized trial.
   J Pediatr Surg, 43(12): 2242-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Diagnosing acute appendicitis: are we overusing radiologic investigations?
   J Pediatr Surg, 43(12): 2239-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Salpingitis. A rare cause of acute abdomen in a sexually inactive girl: a case report.
   Cases J, 1(1): 326. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Presenting features of Enterobius vermicularis in the vermiform appendix.
   Scand J Gastroenterol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. C-reactive protein estimation does not improve accuracy in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in pediatric patients.
   Int J Surg. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Impact of time in the development of acute appendicitis.
   Dig Surg, 25(5): 394-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Sonography of acute right lower quadrant pain: importance of increased intraabdominal fat echo.
   AJR Am J Roentgenol, 192(1): 174-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. MDCT with coronal reconstruction: clinical benefit in evaluation of suspected acute appendicitis in pediatric patients.
   AJR Am J Roentgenol, 192(1): 150-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. The appendix on CT.
    Clin Radiol, 64(2): 190-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. A rare case of coexistence of carcinoid tumor of appendix vermicularis and ileal endometriosis.
    Arch Gynecol Obstet, 279(2): 183-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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