Objective(s): Appendicitis remains the most common condition in the pediatric population requiring emergency abdominal operation. Management of acute simple appendicitis is well described but controversy remains as to the optimal treatment of complicated appendicitis. Common complications of acute appendicitis include: localized peritonitis and abscess formation, flegmon and general perito...

objective(s): appendicitis remains the most common condition in the pediatric population requiring emergency abdominal operation. management of acute simple appendicitis is well described but controversy remains as to the optimal treatment of complicated appendicitis. common complications of acute appendicitis include: localized peritonitis and abscess formation, flegmon and general peritonitis...

psoas abscesses could originate from an adjacent source of infection in the abdominopelvic cavity known as a secondary complication of acute appendicitis. however, it is considered as a very rare event when occurring late after the presentation of appendicitis. whether it is the source or complication of acute appendicitis following appendectomy remains unclear. a 25-year-old man was admitted t...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to establish the diagnostic value of leucocyte count and neutrophil percentage in both diagnosing simple appendicitis and predicting complicated appendicitis. METHODS The patients who underwent appendectomy with a clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) between January 2011 and December 2012 were studied retrospectively. The data of total WBC count, ...

BACKGROUND Accurately diagnosing appendicitis can be difficult. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the ability of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) to predict acute appendicitis pre-operatively and to differentiate between simple and complicated appendicitis. METHODS A database of 1067 patients who underwent surgery was evaluated. Based on postoperative histopathological examin...

Background: Exclusive antibiotic therapy is a feasible treatment option for uncomplicated appendicitis, but the pre-treatment diagnosis of appendicitis challenging. This study aimed to develop risk score system predict complicated and aiding decision-making regarding acute appendicitis.

BACKGROUND This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the ability of the delta neutrophil index (DNI) to predict histologically normal appendicitis preoperatively and to differentiate between simple and complicated appendicitis. METHODS The data from 650 patients were divided into positive and negative appendectomy groups (histologically normal appendicitis). The patients in the acute appendi...

Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical results of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) for the treatment of uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis. A retrospective analysis was performed who had undergone laparoscopic appendectomy for complicated appendicitis between January 2010 to October 2013. The diagnosis of acute appendic...

appendicitis is the most common abdominal disease that requires surgery in the emergency ward. it usually presents as right lower quadrant pain, but may rarely present as left upper quadrant (luq) pain due to congenital anatomical abnormalities of the intestine. we report a patient who complained of persistent luq abdominal pain and was finally diagnosed by computed tomography (ct) as congenita...

conclusions retrograde laparoscopic appendicectomy using single polymer clip makes easy access to operating in complicated and non-complicated appendicitis. results four patients (15.4%) were converted to open surgery; three patients in group i and one in group ii. four patients developed postoperative complications; three patients in group i and one in group ii. operative time was less in grou...