 Appendicitis
"Appendicitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Acute inflammation of the APPENDIX. Acute appendicitis is classified as simple, gangrenous, or perforated.
| Descriptor ID |
D001064
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.463.099 C06.405.205.099 C06.405.469.110.207
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| Concept/Terms |
Ruptured Appendicitis- Ruptured Appendicitis
- Appendicitis, Ruptured
- Perforated Appendicitis
- Appendicitis, Perforated
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2011 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | 2012 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2014 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2016 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2018 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Appendicitis" by people in Profiles.
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Lee J, Garvey EM, Bundrant N, Hargis-Villanueva A, Kang P, Osuchukwu O, Dekonenko C, Svetanoff WJ, St Peter SD, Padilla B, Ostlie D. IMPPACT (Intravenous Monotherapy for Postoperative Perforated Appendicitis in Children Trial): Randomized Clinical Trial of Monotherapy Versus Multi-drug Antibiotic Therapy. Ann Surg. 2021 09 01; 274(3):406-410.
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St Peter SD, Ostlie DJ. Techniques of Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Pediatric Appendicitis: How I Do It. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2021 Oct; 31(10):1195-1199.
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Williams K, Oyetunji TA. Surgery as a Viable Option in Neutropenic Appendicitis. Pediatrics. 2021 02; 147(2).
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Benedict LA, Sujka JA, Sobrino JA, Alemayehu H, Aguayo P, Hendrickson R, St Peter SD, Oyetunji TA. Mitigating disparity in children with acute appendicitis: Impact of patient-driven protocols. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Apr; 56(4):663-667.
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Rentea RM, Snyder CL. Reverend Bayes and Appendicitis. Pediatrics. 2020 02; 145(2).
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Koberlein GC, Trout AT, Rigsby CK, Iyer RS, Alazraki AL, Anupindi SA, Bardo DME, Brown BP, Chan SS, Chandra T, Dillman JR, Dorfman SR, Falcone RA, Garber MD, Joseph MM, Nguyen JC, Safdar NM, Karmazyn B. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Suspected Appendicitis-Child. J Am Coll Radiol. 2019 May; 16(5S):S252-S263.
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Sujka JA, Weaver KL, Sobrino JA, Poola A, Gonzalez KW, St Peter SD. Efficacy of oral antibiotics in children with post-operative abscess from perforated appendicitis. Pediatr Surg Int. 2019 Mar; 35(3):329-333.
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Sobrino JA, Axt J, Sujka JA, Benedict LA, Wedel L, Millspaugh D, St Peter SD. Withholding Urinary Catheters in Children Receiving Patient-Controlled Analgesia for Appendicitis. J Surg Res. 2019 01; 233:100-103.
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Benedict LA, Sujka J, Sobrino J, Aguayo P, St Peter SD, Oyetunji TA. Same-Day Discharge for Nonperforated Appendicitis in Children: An Updated Institutional Protocol. J Surg Res. 2018 12; 232:346-350.
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Corkum KS, Oyetunji TA, Grabowski JE, Rigsby CK, Lautz TB. Absolute neutrophil count as a diagnostic guide for the use of MRI in the workup of suspected appendicitis in children. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jul; 54(7):1359-1364.
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