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Appendectomy

Known as: appendicectomy, Appendectomies, appendectomy procedure 
Surgery to remove the appendix (small finger-shaped pouch at the end of the first part of the large intestine).
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Abdominal CavityAblationEducational aspectsileocolonic region

Broader (3)

AppendixExcisionappendix operation

Narrower (2)

incidental appendectomylaparoscopic appendectomy

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2009
2009
SPRED1 disorder and predisposition to leukemia in children.
To the editor: In 2007, the germline loss-of-function mutations in SPRED1 were reported to originate a new autosomal dominant… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Radiological imaging to improve the emergency department diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
OBJECTIVES To determine the institution's current non-therapeutic (negative) appendicectomy rate; the frequency of clinical… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Why does the clinical diagnosis fail in suspected appendicitis?
OBJECTIVE To identify systematic errors in surgeons' estimations of the importance of diagnostic variables in the decision to… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Recurrent appendicitis after initial conservative management of appendiceal abscess.
1986
1986
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation following appendicectomy: the placebo effect.
Abstract A controlled trial was undertaken to compare the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) with… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Consequences of removal of a “normal” appendix
Five hundred consecutive cases of appendicectomy were reviewed. The incidence of non‐inflamed appendices removed at operation was… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Prophylactic metronidazole in appendicectomy: A controlled trial
Prophylactic metronidazole was compared with no treatment in a randomly allocated study of patients undergoing appendicectomy. A… 
1975
1975
Actions of vitamins D2 and D3 and 25-OHD3 in anticonvulsant osteomalacia.
In 54 epileptic outpatients treated for at least one year with anticonvulsants the bone mineral content (B.M.C.), an estimate of… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
The hospital care of patients undergoing hysterectomy: an analysis of 12,026 patients from the Professional Activity Study.
1956
1956
Malrotation of the intestine.
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