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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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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Regional differences in the use of hysterectomy.
BACKGROUND Hysterectomy is among the more common surgical procedures in gynecology. The aim of this study was to calculate… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Routine interval appendectomy is unnecessary after conservative treatment of appendiceal mass
Objective  The traditional management of appendiceal mass is initial conservative treatment followed by interval appendicectomy… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Influence of Preoperative Computed Tomography on Patients Undergoing Appendectomy
The frequency of computed tomography (CT) ordered by emergency department physicians at our facility was noted to sharply… 
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… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Surgical management of cecal diverticulitis.
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… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Intrarectal metronidazole in the prevention of anaerobic infections after emergency appendicectomy: A controlled clinical trial
A series of 102 patients with presumptive acute appendicitis entered a prospective, randomized, clinical trial of intrarectal… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
The hospital care of patients undergoing hysterectomy: an analysis of 12,026 patients from the Professional Activity Study.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Progressive synergistic bacterial gangrene arising from abscesses of the vulva and Bartholin's gland duct.
Review
1965
Review
1965
The Prevalence of Menstrual Disorders in Psychiatric Patients
A recent survey (Coppen and Kessel, 1963) of a random sample of 500 women from the general population investigated the prevalence… 
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