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 6 (2009), Issue 6 (June)

1. Gangrenous retrocolic appendix masquerading as incarcerated umbilical hernia in a 13-month-old boy.
   J Trop Pediatr, 55(3): 202-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Laparoscopy for suspected appendicitis in children: May a macroscopically normal appendix be left in situ?
   Eur J Pediatr Surg, 19(3): 153-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Laparoscopic appendectomy: an efficacious alternative for complicated appendicitis in children.
   Eur J Pediatr Surg, 19(3): 157-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Pyomyositis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae.
   Am J Emerg Med, 27(5): 633.e1-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Posttraumatic appendicitis: further extending the extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma examination.
   Am J Emerg Med, 27(5): 632.e5-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Acute ruptured appendicitis and peritonitis with pseudomyocardial infarction.
   Am J Emerg Med, 27(5): 627.e5-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Clinical confounder: An incarcerated appendix masquerading as epididymitis.
   J Emerg Med. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. CT scans and acute appendicitis: a five-year analysis from a rural teaching hospital.
   J Gastrointest Surg, 13(7): 1306-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Acute abdominal pain in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
   J Gastrointest Surg, 13(7): 1351-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Laparoscopic appendectomy: burden or benefit? A single-center experience.
    J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A, 19(3): 427-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Video-assisted laparoscopic extracorporeal appendectomy versus open appendectomy.
    J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A, 19(3): 355-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Comparison of the electrothermal vessel-sealing system versus endoclip in laparoscopic appendectomy.
    J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A, 19(3): 375-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Terminal ileal Crohn's disease: conservative surgeon and aggressive physician?
    Colorectal Dis, 11(5): 522-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Efficacy of laparoscopy in complicated appendicitis.
    Int J Surg, 7(3): 250-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Risk factors of postoperative infections in adults with complicated appendicitis.
    Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech, 19(3): 244-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Diagnosis of acute appendicitis with sliding slab ray-sum interpretation of low-dose unenhanced CT and standard-dose i.v. contrast-enhanced CT scans.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 193(1): 96-105. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Diagnosis of acute appendicitis during pregnancy: a systematic review.
    Obstet Gynecol Surv, 64(7): 481-8; quiz 499. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Alteration in emergency theatre prioritisation does not alter outcome for acute appendicitis: comparative cohort study.
    World J Emerg Surg, 4: 22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Prospective Validation of the Pediatric Appendicitis Score in a Canadian Pediatric Emergency Department.
    Acad Emerg Med. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Trends in the rates of radiography use and important diagnoses in emergency department patients with abdominal pain.
    Med Care, 47(7): 782-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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