It can be argued that in US Emergency Departments, the diagnosis of acute appendicitis has shifted from clinical impression to radiographic confirmation, even for patients for whom the diagnosis ...

Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency that can pose significant challenges in pregnant patients due to the potential risks to both the mother and the fetus. The diagnosis and ...

Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency characterized by inflammation of the appendix, often requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. Recent research has focused on improving diagnostic ...

Background: Recent literature supports the use of CT for all patients with right lower quadrant pain to improve diagnostic accuracy and reduce hospital cost. Our current practice at a large ...

Then, we randomly selected patients without appendectomy in the NHIRD and assigned them to the comparison cohort in a frequency-matched 1:1 ratio based on sex, age, and index year. We tracked down all ...

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Subhepatic appendix is a rare condition caused by either the non-descent of the cecum or intestinal malrotation during early development. As its presentation is not classical and hence mimics other ...