BACKGROUND Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen. Carcinoid tumor of the appendix is a rare incidental finding that can present with the clinical picture of acute appendicitis. CASE REPORT During open surgery for acute appendicitis, a 3 cm solid mass, not noticed externally, was palpated at the base of the appendix. The mass and the appendix were excised by en-bloc wedg...

acute appendicitis is the most common condidition, requiring emergency operation in children. late appendicitis is still a major sours of morbidity and potential mortality. the charts of all pediatric appendectomy patients (150 cases) treated between 1367-1373 (iranian calender) in amir kabir medical center were reviewed. mean hospital stay was 4.7 days. mean ages of patients was 8.5 years. mal...

We assessed the value of measuring serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) in plasma (by HPLC) in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Values for patients with subsequently confirmed appendicitis (11-145 nmol/L, median 70 nmol/L) significantly (P congruent to 0.005) exceeded those for patients with abdominal pain in whom appendicitis was only a possible diagnosis (2-45 nmol/L, median 20 nmol/L). The re...

INTRODUCTION Acute appendiceal diverticulitis is an unusual cause of acute abdomen, considered clinically indistinguishable from acute appendicitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS In a historic cohort study with 27 cases of appendiceal diverticulitis and 54 cases of acute appendicitis, we compared clinical characteristics, diagnostic tests and pathology findings of the two processes. RESULTS Mean age...

BACKGROUND The diagnosis of acute appendicitis is mainly clinical and to augment the clinical diagnosis ultrasonography and Computerized Tomographic Scan of the abdomen are also being used to help in diagnosis of the disease; which all carry some inherent limitations. This study was done to establish diagnostic accuracy of Ultrasonography (USG) in acute appendicitis taking histopathology of rem...

Although rare, acute appendicitis presenting as a remote abscess with cellulitis in the gluteal region, retroperitoneal region, groin, or thigh does occur and may present a diagnostic challenge. We report a case of a 78-year-old woman presenting with an extensive gas-forming abscess in the right gluteal region secondary to perforated appendicitis without significant gastrointestinal symptoms. C...

Acute appendicitis is still the most common surgical disease in experience of surgeon and it requires operative treatment hospital. There are several suggestions on causes acute appendicitis: infectious or neurovascular conditions, obturation orifice vermiform appendix with a fecal bolus, other versions. One rare ischemia appendix, which results development primary gangrenous appendicitis. The ...

BACKGROUND We used the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database for analysis and statistics to investigate the role of computed tomography (CT) in diagnosing acute appendicitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS All 10 046 patients with acute appendicitis were selected and categorized into two groups based on those who did and did not receive CT 3 days before acute appendicitis diagnosis: non-CT and CT ...

Background and Aim: Despite the fact that acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency all around the world, its diagnosis is still based on clinical evaluation and accuracy of the diagnosis depending on experience. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of inflammatory markers in diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Material and Method: The study includes 77 cases with histopath...

BACKGROUND The diagnosis of acute appendicitis, even for experienced surgeons, can sometimes be complex. A delay in diagnosis increases the complication rate. This experimental study aimed to investigate the suitability and significance of neopterin as a marker for acute appendicitis. METHODS The levels of neopterin were measured using an acute appendicitis animal model in 35 New Zealand male...