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 2 (February)

1. Catamenial appendicitis.
   Obstet Gynecol, 111(2): 558-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Prospective evaluation of the MET-AP system providing triage plans for acute pediatric abdominal pain.
   Int J Med Inform, 77(3): 208-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. An emergency diagnostic dilemma: a case of Yersinia enterocolitica colitis mimicking acute appendicitis in a beta-thalassemia major patient: the role of CT and literature review.
   Emerg Radiol, 15(2): 123-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. First case of villous adenoma of the appendix leading to acute appendicitis presenting as strangulated femoral hernia: changes in management owing to concurrent adenoma.
   Hernia, 12(1): 95-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. A prospective, double-blind, multicenter, randomized trial comparing ertapenem 3 vs >or=5 days in community-acquired intraabdominal infection.
   J Gastrointest Surg, 12(3): 592-600. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Small bowel obstruction secondary to an appendiceal tourniquet.
   Ir J Med Sci. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Day case emergency laparoscopic appendectomy.
   Surg Endosc, 22(2): 483-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Current trends in the management of acute appendicitis.
   Ir J Med Sci. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Is early analgesia associated with delayed treatment of appendicitis?
   Am J Emerg Med, 26(2): 176-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Dramatic decline of acute appendicitis in Greece over 30 years: index of improvement of socioeconomic conditions or diagnostic aids?
    Dig Dis, 26(1): 80-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Is incidental appendectomy necessary in women with ovarian endometrioma?
    Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol, 48(1): 107-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Comparison of pediatric emergency physicians' and surgeons' evaluation and diagnosis of appendicitis.
    Acad Emerg Med, 15(2): 119-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. It is not what you do, it is the way that you do it: impact of a care pathway for appendicitis.
    J Pediatr Surg, 43(2): 315-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Western diseases: current concepts and implications for pediatric surgery research and practice.
    Pediatr Surg Int, 24(3): 251-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Laparoscopic appendectomy after conservative management of appendix mass.
    Pediatr Surg Int, 24(3): 299-301. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Laparoscopic appendectomy is recommended for the treatment of complicated appendicitis in children.
    Pediatr Surg Int, 24(3): 303-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Changing trends in surgery for acute appendicitis.
    Br J Surg, 95(3): 363-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Infarction of the ileocecal fold of Treves: a case of right lower quadrant pain.
    Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech, 18(1): 98-101. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. The "double endoloop" technique--a simple alternative technique for laparoscopic appendectomy.
    Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech, 18(1): 67-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Laparoscopic appendectomy for simple and complicated appendicitis in children--safe or risky procedure.
    Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech, 18(1): 29-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Dropped appendicolith: CT findings and implications for management.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 190(3): 707-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Adenocarcinoma of the appendix presenting as bilateral ureteric obstruction.
    World J Surg Oncol, 6(1): 23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Magnetic resonance of acute appendicitis: pearls and pitfalls.
    Curr Probl Diagn Radiol, 37(2): 57-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Cost analysis of management in acute appendicitis with CT scanning under a hospital global budgeting scheme.
    Emerg Med J, 25(3): 149-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Diagnostic limitations of 10 mm thickness single-slice computed tomography for patients with suspected appendicitis.
    Radiat Med, 26(2): 63-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Appendicitis in immunosuppressed children: Still a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma?
    Pediatr Blood Cancer. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Is Interval Appendectomy necessary after successful conservative treatment of appendiceal mass in children?
    Arch Dis Child. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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