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 8 (2011), Issue 5 (May)

1. Pay for Obesity? Pay-for-Performance Metrics Neglect Increased Complication Rates and Cost for Obese Patients.
   J Gastrointest Surg. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Acute Appendicitis Secondary to a Granular Cell Tumor of the Appendix in a 19-Year-Old Male.
   J Gastrointest Surg. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Ultrasonography of normal and abnormal appendix in children.
   World J Radiol, 3(4): 85-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Ultrasonography of normal and abnormal appendix in children.
   World J Radiol, 3(4): 85-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Serum markers in acute appendicitis.
   J Surg Res, 168(1): 70-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Appendiceal diverticulitis in a femoral hernia causing necrotizing fasciitis of the right inguinal region: report of a unique case.
   Hernia. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Surgery versus Conservative Antibiotic Treatment in Acute Appendicitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
   Dig Surg, 28(3): 210-221. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Appendiceal diverticulitis in a femoral hernia causing necrotizing fasciitis of the right inguinal region: report of a unique case.
   Hernia. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Acute appendicitis presenting with a painful inguinal mass: complication related to patent processus vaginalis and testicular maldescent.
   Pediatr Emerg Care, 27(5): 414-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Liver abscess in children: a 10-year single centre experience.
    Saudi J Gastroenterol, 17(3): 199-202. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Emergency transvaginal hybrid natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery.
    Endoscopy, 43(5): 442-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Left-sided Acute Appendicitis: a Pitfall in the Emergency Department.
    J Emerg Med. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid versus appendicectomy for treatment of acute uncomplicated appendicitis: an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial.
    Lancet, 377(9777): 1573-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Short- and long-term results of open versus laparoscopic appendectomy.
    World J Surg, 35(6): 1221-6; discussion 1227-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Appendicitis update.
    Curr Opin Pediatr, 23(3): 281-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Computerized wrist pulse signal diagnosis using modified auto-regressive models.
    J Med Syst, 35(3): 321-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. The role of high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB-1) in the management of suspected acute appendicitis: useful diagnostic biomarker or just another blind alley?
    Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 19: 28. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. High mobility group box protein-1 (HMGB-1) as a new diagnostic marker in patients with acute appendicitis.
    Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 19: 27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Perforated acute appendicitis resulting from appendiceal villous adenoma presenting with small bowel obstruction: a case report.
    BMC Gastroenterol, 11: 35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Endometriosis: a rare cause of appendicitis.
    J Coll Physicians Surg Pak, 21(5): 304-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. George Ryerson Fowler: Brooklyn's surgical pioneer: a biographical sketch based on historical documents.
    Ann Surg, 253(6): 1230-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane blocks for laparoscopic appendicectomy in children: a prospective randomized trial.
    Br J Anaesth, 106(6): 882-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Severity of appendicitis correlates with the pediatric appendicitis score.
    Pediatr Surg Int, 27(6): 655-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. MR enterography of perforated acute Meckel diverticulitis.
    Pediatr Radiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Laparoscopic appendectomy is safe and efficacious for the elderly: an analysis using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project database.
    Surg Endosc, 25(6): 1802-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Pathologic continuum of acute appendicitis: sonographic findings and clinical management implications.
    Ultrasound Q, 27(2): 71-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. A comparison of the accuracy of ultrasound and computed tomography in common diagnoses causing acute abdominal pain.
    Eur Radiol, 21(7): 1535-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Single-incision laparoscopic surgery in children: initial single-center experience.
    J Pediatr Surg, 46(5): 904-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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