Low-dose CT for right colonic diverticulitis an alternate diagnosis of appendicitis Hina Zahid10 April 2021 6:00 AM ISTLeesburg, VA - According to an open-access article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), IV contrast-enhanced 2-millisievert CT (2-mSv CT)...
Ovary ruptures during Appendisectomy: Consumer Court absolves surgeon of medical negligence MD Bureau8 April 2021 7:01 PM ISTHooghly: Finding no solid evidence that would point towards the medical negligence on the part of the doctor, the District Consumer Disputes...
Surgery should remain as mainstay for treating acute uncomplicated appendicitis: COMMA trial Hina Zahid16 March 2021 11:00 AM ISTAn RCSI study conducted in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin has found that surgery, rather than antibiotics-only, should remain as the mainstay of...
Perioperative Abdominopelvic CT tied to development of Hematologic Malignant Neoplasms MD Bureau21 Jan 2021 8:11 PM ISTWhether computed tomographic (CT) radiation really induces cancers remains controversial. However, in children and adolescents, the association...
Oral antibiotics alone noninferior to IV followed by oral antibiotics in appendicitis patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal13 Jan 2021 11:02 AM ISTFinland: Adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis treated with oral antibiotics versus IV followed by oral antibiotics had almost equal treatment...
Antibiotics instead of surgery better choice only for some in Appendicitis: NEJM study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Oct 2020 10:00 AM ISTResearchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have found in a first-of-its-kind clinical trial that antibiotics...
Immediate surgery for complicated appendicitis may improve pregnancy outcomes Hina Zahid5 Oct 2020 8:45 AM ISTCHICAGO: Pregnant women who underwent immediate surgery to treat a ruptured or abscessed appendix and their fetuses had significantly better outcomes...
A rare case of septic arthritis of hip due to perforated appendicitis Dr.Niharika Harsha B9 Sept 2020 6:00 PM ISTMahnoor Zia and Nima Maghami from Texas A&M College of Medicine reported a rare complication of septic arthritis of hip which occurred due to...
CT scan use for appendicitis diagnosis more frequent in children with cognitive delays Hina Zahid24 Aug 2020 10:15 AM ISTCHICAGO: Computed tomography (CT) is used at a higher rate than ultrasound in children with developmental and cognitive impairments to diagnose...
Rare case of Epiploic appendagitis leading to small bowel obstruction. Dr.Niharika Harsha B28 July 2020 8:00 PM ISTEpiploic appendagitis causing small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain. Researchers from National and Kapodistrian...
Rare case of Appendicitis due to needle ingestion Dr.Niharika Harsha B1 July 2020 11:00 AM ISTDr Francisco Tustumi at FMUSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil and colleagues have reported an unusual and rare case of appendicitis and appendix perforation...
Why appendicitis diagnosis is missed in ED, finds JAMA study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 March 2020 4:00 PM ISTDiagnosing appendicitis accurately in the emergency department may be challenging despite the fact that its symptoms are...
