In a retrospective review of 100 consecutive patients (50 adults and 50 children) with acute appendicitis we correlated abnormal urinalysis (positive occult blood and more than 4 red or white ...

Patient presentation with physical findings is usually an important initial step in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis although clinical presentation can be atypical in those with abnormal anatomy, ...

Failure of antibiotics was defined as patients having a subsequent appendicectomy, and failure in the appendicectomy group was defined as patients having a normal appendix identified on pathology. A ...

A meta-analysis of the major post-intervention complications of peritonitis and intra-abdominal abscesses occurring after appendicectomy or antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated acute appendicitis ...

But after a couple of years of work, xMEMS has arrived at the next generation — ultrasound through a solid-state speaker. This tiny, 1mm-thin speaker is called Cypress, and after listening to it ...

With nowhere else to go for medical treatment in The Pas, Flett says he took an 11-hour bus trip from the northern Manitoba town to Winnipeg, where his appendix burst as he waited for a hospital ...

A Manitoba man is suing two health authorities and one doctor, claiming that he was refused treatment for a life-threatening condition that was mistaken for a “hangover.” ...

The incidence of appendicitis in pregnancy varies ... Obtain surgical consultation during pregnancy. Ultrasound is still used as the primary diagnostic test or the diagnosis is made based on ...

The device delivers ultrasound energy to the patient’s pancreas and generates localized heat of up to 100 degrees Celsius that destroys cancer cells in the organ. Other types of ultrasound waves ...

A health product has been recalled amid fears it could cause "various adverse health effects". The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a warning about two food vitamin D supplement products ...

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Methods: The clinical and ultrasound features of fibrous pseudotumor of the tunica vaginalis diagnosed by pathology in West China Hospital of Sichuan University from 2006 to 2023 were retrospectively ...