We read the article by del Giorgio et al.in the March 2023 issue of World Journal of Pediatrics with great inter-est[1].The authors evaluated the incidence of pediatric appendicitis at their institutions during the fi...
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Background Serum interleukin-6(IL-6)has a moderate diagnostic performance in pediatric acute appendicitis(PAA).The evidence regarding its capacity to discern between complicated and uncomplicated PAA is scarce.Methods...
Background This study assessed the necessity of postoperative nasogastric tube(NGT)use in acute pediatric cases of per-forated appendicitis.Methods All cases of acute pediatric perforated appendicitis managed with tra...
Background Phlegmonous and complicated appendicitis represent independent entities depending on hereditary immuno-logical mechanisms. However, clinically there are no means to distinguish uncomplicated phlegmonous fro...
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...
Background:Amyand's hernia with acute appendicitis is rare in infants and is mostly delayed in diagnosis and treatment,resulting in a high morbidity.Methods:We presented two cases of infantile Amyand's hernia with acu...