Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency. It is commonly caused by obstruction of
the appendiceal lumen due to fecaliths, tumors, or lymphoid hyperplasia. For over a century …

Background Appendicitis seems to be a disease of infectious origin, but the detailed
pathogenesis is unknown. We aimed to investigate the microbiome of the appendix lumen in …

Purpose Guidelines for management and treatment of appendicitis recommends the
removal of a normal-looking appendix, but the recommendations are deemed as weak …

Aim Diagnostic error can result in the appendectomy of a normal appendix, commonly
known as negative appendectomy (NA). Missed appendicitis (MA) is related to a poor …

Introduction From a surgeon's perspective, appendicitis is treated with appendectomy and
sometimes a normal appendix is removed. This study aimed to investigate the patients' …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to establish more evidence to provide the clinicians
with a greater knowledge on the patient reported outcomes and quality of life (QoL) after …

Background: This study aims to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the
clinical, pathological, and surgical characteristics of acute appendicitis (AA) at the University …

Purpose Preoperative imaging is now recommended in patients with suspected acute
appendicitis (AA) by the World Society of Emergency Surgery. Our aims were (i) to describe …

Acute appendicitis is a common abdominal surgical emergency. Although appendectomy is
effective treatment of acute appendicitis, it is associated with a range of complications and …

Introduction Correct diagnosis of acute appendicitis may sometimes be challenging. The
Negative appendectomy rate (NAR) has declined in the recent years in Europe and USA, in …