Elevation of total and direct bilirubin may predict acute complications among patients admitted for appendicitis Dr. Shravani Dali12 Nov 2023 9:30 PM GMTElevation of total and direct bilirubin may predict acute complications among patients admitted for appendicitis suggests a new study published in...
Acute appendicitis among young patients linked to right-side colon cancer Aditi27 Sep 2023 3:15 AM GMTAppendicitis, the most common digestive surgical emergency, has a growing incidence worldwide, with male predilection between 10 and 30 years at the...
Appendix Health and Diet: Foods for A Healthy Appendix - Dr Soumita Biswas Dr Soumita Biswas18 Sep 2023 9:50 AM GMTIf you are wondering what is an appendix? It is a small tube-like structure found at the end of a large intestine. Although this organ has no...
Diagnosis of delayed appendicitis more frequent in non-Hispanic Black adults: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Jan 2023 5:45 AM GMTUSA: A recent study published in JAMA Surgery has found an increased rate of delayed appendicitis diagnosis among non-Hispanic Black patients than...
MRI excellent modality to accurately diagnose acute appendicitis in pregnant women Jacinthlyn Sylvia31 Aug 2022 2:30 PM GMTAccording to a new study, Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is a great tool to employ to rule out acute appendicitis in pregnant women. It is in fact an...
Endoscopic retrograde appendicitis therapy changing outlook for Appendicitis treatment compared to Laparoscopy. Dr.Niharika Harsha B27 Aug 2022 3:30 AM GMTEndoscopic retrograde appendicitis therapy (ERAT) was found to be technically feasible and changed the treatment perspective of uncomplicated acute...
Should non-operative management be considered in uncomplicated acute appendicitis? Study sheds light Dr. Hiral patel31 July 2022 2:30 PM GMTBoston: Nonoperative management with antibiotics may be an alternative option to appendectomy in adult patients presenting with uncomplicated acute...
Rare case viable amputated part of the appendix after autoamputation: A report Dr. Shravani Dali2 July 2022 3:30 AM GMTA rare case where the amputated part of the appendix stayed viable after autoamputation was published in the BMC Surgery Autoamputation of the...
Laparoscopic appendectomy safer than open surgery for patients of acute appendicitis Medha Baranwal9 Jun 2022 5:30 AM GMTChina: Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is a safe and feasible procedure for the treatment of patients with acute appendicitis (AA), a recent study in...
Watch and wait strategy better than emergency surgery for severely frail patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 May 2022 4:30 AM GMTNew research published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) shows that for patients who are very frail, it may be better to...
Immediate surgery for complicated appendicitis in pregnant women tied to better outcomes: JAMA Isra Zaman20 May 2022 3:30 AM GMTImmediate operation for complicated appendicitis in pregnant women was associated with lower odds of maternal infectious complications, according to...
Management of Complicated Appendicitis During Pregnancy Must Dr. Nandita Mohan19 May 2022 3:45 AM GMTTill date we have sparse data regarding the optimal treatment for complicated appendicitis during pregnancy, hence a recent study in JAMA Network Open...
