In developed countries,the average life expectancy has been increasing and is now well over 80 years.Increased life expectancy is associated with an increased number of emergency surgical procedures performed in later...
Scientific Research Fund of National Health Commission of China,Key Health Science and Technology Program of Zhejiang Province,No.WKJ-ZJ-2201;Key Project of Social Welfare Program of Zhejiang Science and Technology Department,“Lingyan”Program,No.2022C03099;and Clinical Research Fund Project of Zhejiang Medical Association,No.2021ZYC-A173.
BACKGROUND Low-grade appendiceal neoplasms(LAMN)are characterized by low incidence and atypical clinical presentations,often leading to misdiagnosis as acute or chronic appendicitis before surgery.The primary diagnost...
BACKGROUND Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm(LAMN)is extremely rare and easily misdiagnosed before surgery.CASE SUMMARY We report the treatment of an asymptomatic case of LAMN diagnosed by magnetic resonance ima...
Acute appendicitis(AA)is the most common acute abdomen,and appendectomy is the most common nonelective surgery performed worldwide.Despite the long history of understanding this disease and enhancements to medical car...
We thank Professor Gyu-Seog Choi for assistance with surgery arrangements。
BACKGROUND Even at present,we are in the middle of the novel coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic and are facing challenges in trial and error.Presently,emergency surgery for patients with suspected COVID-19 is ...
Supported by Department of Science and Technology of Jiaxing,No.2017AY33037
BACKGROUND Duplication of the appendix is an infrequent congenital malformation with a complex classification.The horseshoe appendix is a subtype of the duplex appendix and is rarely reported in the literature.Endomet...
BACKGROUND Despite negligible absorption of elemental mercury after acute ingestion,retention in the appendix with subsequent local and systemic complications is possible. We present a case of elemental mercury seques...
BACKGROUND Appendicitis, the inflammation of the appendix, is the most common abdominal surgical emergency requiring expedient surgical intervention. Extendedspectrum beta-lactamases(ESBLs) are bacterial enzymes that ...
AIM: To determine the incidence of appendiceal Crohn's disease(CD) and to summarize the characteristic histologic features of appendiceal CD.METHODS: We reviewed the pathology files of 2179 appendectomy specimens from...
Double cecal appendix is a rare anatomical variation. Approximately 100 cases have been reported worldwide. It is usually diagnosed incidentally during emergency appendectomies due to inflammatory processes in the cec...