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Appendicitis

Known as: Appendizitis, Acute Appendicitis, Appendicite 
Acute inflammation of the APPENDIX. Acute appendicitis is classified as simple, gangrenous, or perforated.
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Inflammation

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Shared decision making--pinnacle of patient-centered care.
The most important attribute of patient-centered care is the active engagement of patients when fateful health care decisions… Expand
Review
2010
Review
2010
Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis.
BACKGROUND Laparoscopic surgery for acute appendicitis has been proposed to have advantages over conventional surgery… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Histone demethylation by a family of JmjC domain-containing proteins
Covalent modification of histones has an important role in regulating chromatin dynamics and transcription. Whereas most covalent… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
US or CT for Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Children and Adults? A Meta-Analysis.
PURPOSE To perform a meta-analysis to evaluate the diagnostic performance of ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Kill Bacteria
Neutrophils engulf and kill bacteria when their antimicrobial granules fuse with the phagosome. Here, we describe that, upon… Expand
Review
2004
Review
2004
Meta‐analysis of the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of appendicitis
  • R. Andersson
  • The British journal of surgery
  • 2004
    • Corpus ID: 27580538
The importance of specific elements in the clinical diagnosis of appendicitis is controversial. This review analyses the… Expand
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Pediatric appendicitis score.
  • M. Samuel
  • Journal of pediatric surgery
  • 2002
    • Corpus ID: 10462254
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Morbidity in children treated with appendicitis results either from late diagnosis or negative appendectomy. A… Expand
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Review
2000
Review
2000
Appendicitis at the millennium.
Acute appendicitis is a common clinical problem. Accurate and prompt diagnosis is essential to minimize morbidity. While the… Expand
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Fifth Edition - winner of a 2013 Highly Commended BMA Medical Book Award for Internal… Expand
Review
1990
Review
1990
The epidemiology of appendicitis and appendectomy in the United States.
To describe the epidemiology of appendicitis and appendectomy in the United States, the authors analyzed National Hospital… Expand
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