Background and aims Acute appendicitis (AA) is among the most common causes of acute
abdominal pain. Diagnosis of AA is still challenging and some controversies on its …

Situs inversus totalis is a rare congenital abnormality characterized by a mirror-image
transposition of both the abdominal and the thoracic organs. While this anomaly is known …

Discussion This case illustrates several key features:(1) the combined clinical picture of SPS
and cerebellar ataxia is a rare phenotype associated with anti-GAD antibodies;(2) the …

Diagnosis of appendicitis is challenging, and some controversies on its management are
still present among different settings and practice patterns worldwide. In April 2020, the …

Background The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the clinical
use of MRI for the evaluation of acute appendicitis during pregnancy. Methods The searches …

With increased life expectancy and the growing total population of elderly patients, there has
been rise in the number of cases of acute appendicitis in elderly people. Although acute …

This paper is part of a clinical practice guideline update on the risk assessment, diagnostic
imaging, and microbiological evaluation of complicated intra-abdominal infections in adults …

Endoscopic retrograde appendicitis therapy (ERAT) has emerged as a promising, non-
invasive treatment for acute uncomplicated appendicitis (AUA). ERAT involves cannulation …

Gastrointestinal (GI) tract perforation involving the stomach, duodenum, small intestine, or
the large bowel occurs as a result of full-thickness GI wall injury with release of intraluminal …

Appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdominal pain resulting in surgery. While
historically ultrasound (US) and computed tomography (CT) have been used to evaluate for …