Where the diagnosis is in doubt, active observation and judicious investigation are appropriate. For confirmed cases and children in whom appendicitis is strongly suspected, surgery is the standard treatment though the child with an appendix mass can initially be managed conservatively. Adequate ...
captureappendectomymeasures has led to the development of performance and resource utilization benchmarks to help hospitals prioritize their quality improvement efforts. The purpose of this review is to summarize these recent advances and review ongoing controversies as a framework for future investigation....
However, to request the further imaging studies to diagnose patients with suspected acute appendicitis depends on the risk and benefit to each patient and the choice of investigation.Peer Review reports Background Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute lower abdominal pain leading ...
The optimal diagnosis and treatment of appendicitis remains controversial. This systematic review details the evidence and current best practices for the evaluation and management of uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis in adults and children. Methods Eight questions regarding the diagnosis and management...
An ultrasonographic image that does not identify the appendix should not be interpreted as normal, but it should prompt further investigation if clinical suspicion remains. CT scanning In adults, a CT scan is used widely to diagnose appendicitis. In children, numerous studies have investigated the...
Unrelatedly, the observa- tion that early appendicitis may be treated with antibiot- ics alone in selected patients had already prompted ran- domized controlled trial investigation [10–12]. However, the maturation of these trial results suggested poorer outcomes in nonoperative versus operative ...
2.Objective Investigate characteristics of clinical endoscope pathaology and etiology of chronic appendicitis.目的 探讨慢性阑尾炎的临床内镜病理学的特点及病因学。 英文短句/例句 1.Choice of surgical approach for acute episode of chronic appendicitis (A report of 22 cases)慢性阑尾炎急性发作手术方式的选择...
Interest in the outcomes of nonoperative management of appendicitis in children has highlighted several important aspects of care. Namely, the association of the failure of nonoperative management with patient and parent choice and the clinical and demographic variables associated with the failure in ...
after appendectomy as 0.5 % of benign neoplasm, 0.2 % of malignant neoplasms, 0–19 % of parasitic infection, endometriosis in 0 % and granulomatosis in 0–11 % of cases. Most patients with malignant neoplasms, parasite infection and granulomatosis underwent additional investigation or treatment [...
Antibiotics alone have been used to successfully treat uncomplicated appendicitis (without perforation, abscess or gangrene) in the short-term, however nearly 40% of these cases eventually require appendicectomy. Surgery, usually laparoscopic appendicectomy, remains the treatment of choice for acute ...