BACKGROUND The role of free oxygen radicals in inflammatory conditions is well known. Free radicals cause lipid peroxidation of cellular membranes resulting in cell death. The purpose of this study was to investigate the levels of total anti-oxidant status (TAS), as a marker of anti-oxidant defense system and malondialdehyde (MDA), as a marker of oxidative stress, in the plasma of patients with...

Introduction: Appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies. In spite of the relatively high rate of negative appendectomy, as a result of miss diagnosis, uncertainty of diagnosis still continues to challenge physicians. The objective of this prospective study was to investigate the role of 99mTc-Ubiquicidin (UBI) scintigraphy in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and ...

INTRODUCTION Acute appendicitis occurs frequently and is a major indication for acute abdominal surgery. Subhepatic appendicitis has rarely been reported and is more difficult to diagnose. CASE PRESENTATION A 71-year-old man with multiple medical comorbidities presented with undifferentiated right abdominal pain. Diagnostic difficulty was encountered due to subhepatic mal-location of the appe...

Appendectomy is one of the most common procedures in surgical practice. Stump appendicitis is an acute inflammation of the residual part of the appendix and a rare complication of incomplete appendectomy. It may present clinically as acute abdomen. We report a case of stump appendicitis 12 years after open appendectomy. After the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, the patient was operated and dis...

Subhepatic-retrocecal appendicitis is a rare entity in which the diagnosis is challenging. In patients presenting with right abdominal pain with atypical clinical, laboratory and ultrasound (US) findings, acute appendicitis should be eliminated with computed tomography (CT). Multi-detector CT (MDCT) can be used effectively for the diagnosis of retrocecal appendicitis without additional preparat...

BACKGROUND The level of platelet volume (MPV) has been reported to be a laboratory marker in inflammatory cases. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to seek whether MPV has a role in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. It was also aimed to show the relationship of MPV with leukocyte count and C-reactive protein (CRP) level. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was conducted via retrospective ...

BACKGROUND We investigated the value of 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (5-HIAA) levels in spot urine in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. METHODS Forty-three patients (11 females, 32 males; mean age 26.3 years; range 16 to 73 years) who were admitted to the emergency room with acute abdominal pain and suspected acute appendicitis were evaluated by means of physical examination, leukocyte counts...

Objective. To assess the predictive value of procalcitonin in detecting acute appendicitis (AP) in children, and to determine a cutoff value of procalcitonin which can safely include/exclude the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children with acute abdominal pain. Methods. Prospective cohort study of children aged 5-17 years presenting to the emergency room with right lower quadrant (RLQ) tend...

BACKGROUND Early diagnosis and surgery are important factors by which the morbidity and mortality of acute appendicitis in elderly patients can be lowered. This study was conducted to determine clinical and laboratory results that are commonly associated with acute appendicitis in elderly patients. METHODS A retrospective chart review was conducted of patients aged 60 years or older who under...