Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82373417;Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai,No.23ZR1409900;Clinical Research Fund of Zhongshan Hospital,Fudan University,No.ZSLCYJ202343.
BACKGROUND Acute appendicitis with an appendicolith is one of the most common abdominal emergencies in elderly patients and is more likely to progress to gangrene and perforation.AIM To analyze the clinical data of el...
Supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82373417;The Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai,China,No.23ZR1409900;The Clinical Research Fund of Zhongshan Hospital,Fudan University,China,No.ZSLCYJ202343.
BACKGROUND Although antibiotic therapy has become the primary treatment for acute unco-mplicated appendicitis,the management of acute complicated appendicitis nece-ssitates careful consideration of various treatment o...
BACKGROUND Acute appendicitis is one of the most common emergency abdominal disease,and recent studies have evaluated conservative treatment using antibiotics for uncomplicated appendicitis.Although the efficacy of co...
Introduction: The appendix is identified as blind ending tubular structure arising from caecum and has variable intraluminal contents and position. Acute appendicitis is one of the common indications for emergency ima...
supported by a grant(2017-0202)from Asan Medical Center Children's hospital,Seoul,South Korea.
Background Appendicolith can cause appendiceal obstruction and acute appendicitis.Its high prevalence may be related to the high perforation rate in pediatric appendicitis.This study assessed the characteristics of ap...
Right iliac fossa pain remains a challenge for clinicians, since it requires considering several differential diagnoses. Acute appendicitis continues to be one of the most important diagnoses to confirm or to rule out...
Purpose: To determine whether the presence and/or location of an appendicolith can predict failure of initial non-operative management in children with ruptured appendicitis. Methods: A retrospective chart review of p...