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 3 (March)

1. Laparoscopic management of complicated Meckel's diverticulum in children: a 10-year review.
   Surg Endosc. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. MR imaging in the triage of pregnant patients with acute abdominal and pelvic pain.
   Abdom Imaging. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Management of appendiceal mass: controversial issues revisited.
   J Gastrointest Surg, 12(4): 767-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Gastrointestinal tract epithelial changes associated with taxanes: marker of drug toxicity versus effect.
   Am J Surg Pathol, 32(3): 473-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Incisional hernia after McBurney incision: retrospective case-control study of risk factors and surgical treatment.
   World J Surg, 32(4): 596-601; discussion 602-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Hydrogen as an energy source for the human pathogen Bilophila wadsworthia.
   Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 93(4): 381-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Obesity should not influence the management of appendicitis.
   Surg Endosc. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Atopy is a Risk Factor for Acute Appendicitis? A Prospective Clinical Study.
   J Gastrointest Surg. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Added diagnostic value of multiplanar reformation of multidetector CT data in patients with suspected appendicitis.
   Radiographics, 28(2): 393-405; discussion 405-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Acute appendicitis in a patient with hemolytic uremic syndrome: an unusual clinical scenario.
    Pediatr Surg Int, 24(4): 439-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Unexpected finding of laparoscopic appendectomy: appendix MALT lymphoma in children.
    Pediatr Surg Int, 24(4): 471-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Complicated acute appendicitis in diabetic patients.
    Am J Surg. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. A prospective clinical trial evaluating urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid levels in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
    Am J Emerg Med, 26(3): 282-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Presentation and management of port disconnection after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.
    Surg Endosc. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. What affects time to care in emergency room appendicitis patients?
    Med Care, 46(4): 417-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Routine diagnostic laparoscopy reduces the rate of unnecessary appendicectomies in young women.
    Surg Endosc. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Atypical appendicitis: the impact of CT and its management.
    J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol, 52(2): 140-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. A decade of laparoscopic appendectomy: presentation of 1,026 patients with suspected appendicitis treated in a single surgical department.
    J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A, 18(2): 248-58. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Laparoscopic appendectomy in a district hospital: does the technique influence the outcome?
    J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A, 18(2): 204-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Routine use of laparoscopy in patients with clinically doubtful diagnosis of appendicitis.
    J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A, 18(2): 189-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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