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 6 (June)

1. Normal inflammatory markers in appendicitis: evidence from two independent cohort studies.
   JRSM Short Rep, 2(5): 43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Serum chitotriosidase activity in acute appendicitis: preliminary results.
   Am J Emerg Med. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. SILS (single incision laparoscopic surgery) - new surgical approach to peritoneal cavity.
   Adv Med Sci, 56(1): 18-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Appendix perforation in appendix duplication in a man: a case report.
   J Med Case Reports, 5: 162. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Laparoscopic appendicectomy for complicated appendicitis: is it safe and justified?: A retrospective analysis.
   Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech, 21(3): 142-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Consensus conference on laparoscopic appendectomy: development of guidelines.
   Colorectal Dis, 13(7): 748-54. [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): 210-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Inflammation of ectopic pancreatic tissue in a Meckel's diverticulum causing acute abdominal symptoms: a case report and review of the literature.
   Int J Surg Pathol, 19(3): 359-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Causes of short-term mortality after appendectomy: a population-based case-controlled study.
   Ann Surg, 254(1): 103-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Rate of negative appendectomy in pregnant women in Benin City, Nigeria.
    J Obstet Gynaecol Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Discriminative accuracy of novel and traditional biomarkers in children with suspected appendicitis adjusted for duration of abdominal pain.
    Acad Emerg Med, 18(6): 567-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Characteristics of perforated appendicitis: effect of delay is confounded by age and gender.
    J Gastrointest Surg, 15(7): 1223-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Pay for obesity? Pay-for-performance metrics neglect increased complication rates and cost for obese patients.
    J Gastrointest Surg, 15(7): 1128-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Is it necessary to drain all postoperative fluid collections after appendectomy for perforated appendicitis?
    J Pediatr Surg, 46(6): 1126-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Quality of life assessment between laparoscopic appendectomy at presentation and interval appendectomy for perforated appendicitis with abscess: analysis of a prospective randomized trial.
    J Pediatr Surg, 46(6): 1121-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Surgeon-performed ultrasound as a diagnostic tool in appendicitis.
    J Pediatr Surg, 46(6): 1115-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Pediatric appendicitis in New England: epidemiology and outcomes.
    J Pediatr Surg, 46(6): 1106-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Appendectomy during the third trimester of pregnancy in a 27-year old patient: case report of a "near miss" complication.
    Patient Saf Surg, 5(1): 11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Diagnostic performance of multidetector computed tomography for suspected acute appendicitis.
    Ann Intern Med, 154(12): 789-96, W-291. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Early vs interval appendectomy for children with perforated appendicitis.
    Arch Surg, 146(6): 660-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Pediatric Negative Appendectomy Rate: Trend, Predictors, and Differentials.
    J Surg Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Concomitant pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculous appendicitis in a recipient of a renal transplant: a case report.
    J Med Case Reports, 5(1): 191. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Value of polyclonal human immunoglobulin tagged with ⁹⁹mTc for detecting acute appendicitis in patients with intermediate probability of appendicitis.
    World J Surg, 35(8): 1798-802. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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