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  2011 Dec 5  

[Evidence for the Digital Rectal Examination in the Emergency Assessment of Acute Abdominal Pain.]

Werner JC, Zock M, Khalil PN, Hoffmann J, Kanz KG, Jauch KW

Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Klinik und Poliklinik für Chirurgie, Campus Innenstadt, München, Deutschland.

Background: Physical examination of patients with undifferentiated abdominal pain (UAP) in the emergency room traditionally calls for digital rectal e... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 3  

Cecal diverticulitis as a continuing diagnostic and management dilemma: a report of two cases in children.

Cheng E, Cohen L, Gasinu S, Sy C, Beneck D, Spigland N

Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA.

Right-sided diverticulitis remains an exceedingly rare condition in the pediatric population. The clinical presentation mimics acute appendicitis, and... Read More

Source: PubMed

Ir Med J    

Is laparoscopic appendicectomy a safe procedure for trainees in the peripheral hospital setting?

Emmanuel A, Byrne J, Wilson I, Balfe P

Department of Surgery, St Luke's Hospital, Freshford Road, Kilkenny. arhemmanuel@gmail.com

Laparoscopic appendicectomy has become standard in the treatment of acute appendicitis in most hospitals in Ireland. Studies have shown that it is a s... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 1  

Male Gender Is a Risk Factor for Recurrent Appendicitis following Nonoperative Treatment: Reply.

Lien WC, Chen CJ

Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.

... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 1  

MDCT for suspected appendicitis in the elderly: diagnostic performance and patient outcome.

Pooler BD, Lawrence EM, Pickhardt PJ

Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, E3/311 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53792-3252, USA.

Elderly adults are at increased risk for complications related to both delayed diagnosis of appendicitis and to unnecessary appendectomy. We assessed ... Read More

Source: PubMed

    

Acute appendicitis secondary to Enterobius vermicularis infection in a middle-aged man: a case report.

Panidis S, Paramithiotis D, Panagiotou D, Batsis G, Salonikidis S, Kaloutsi V, Michalopoulos A

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Acute appendicitis due to Enterobius vermicularis is very rare, affecting mostly children. Whether pinworms cause inflammatio... Read More

Source: PubMed

Am Surg    

Outcomes of laparoscopic and open appendectomy for acute appendicitis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Masoomi H, Mills SD, Dolich MO, Dang P, Carmichael JC, Nguyen NT, Stamos MJ

Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California, USA.

The aims of this study were to compare outcomes of appendectomy between acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and nonAIDS patients and laparoscopi... Read More

Source: PubMed

Rev Col Bras Cir    

[Case report - post-colonoscopy acute appendicitis: diagnostic challenge and minimally invasive treatment].

Paula Loureiro M, Bonin E, Leiner C, Weigmann SC, Fontana A

Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, PR, BR.

We present a case of a 54-year-old man with abdominal pain four hours after colonoscopy and upper endoscopy. Since he had had a polipectomy and an ulc... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 5  

[Evidence for the Digital Rectal Examination in the Emergency Assessment of Acute Abdominal Pain.]

Werner JC, Zock M, Khalil PN, Hoffmann J, Kanz KG, Jauch KW

Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Klinik und Poliklinik für Chirurgie, Campus Innenstadt, München, Deutschland.

Background: Physical examination of patients with undifferentiated abdominal pain (UAP) in the emergency room traditionally calls for digital rectal e... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 3  

Cecal diverticulitis as a continuing diagnostic and management dilemma: a report of two cases in children.

Cheng E, Cohen L, Gasinu S, Sy C, Beneck D, Spigland N

Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA.

Right-sided diverticulitis remains an exceedingly rare condition in the pediatric population. The clinical presentation mimics acute appendicitis, and... Read More

Source: PubMed

Ir Med J    

Is laparoscopic appendicectomy a safe procedure for trainees in the peripheral hospital setting?

Emmanuel A, Byrne J, Wilson I, Balfe P

Department of Surgery, St Luke's Hospital, Freshford Road, Kilkenny. arhemmanuel@gmail.com

Laparoscopic appendicectomy has become standard in the treatment of acute appendicitis in most hospitals in Ireland. Studies have shown that it is a s... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 1  

Male Gender Is a Risk Factor for Recurrent Appendicitis following Nonoperative Treatment: Reply.

Lien WC, Chen CJ

Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.

... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 1  

MDCT for suspected appendicitis in the elderly: diagnostic performance and patient outcome.

Pooler BD, Lawrence EM, Pickhardt PJ

Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, E3/311 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53792-3252, USA.

Elderly adults are at increased risk for complications related to both delayed diagnosis of appendicitis and to unnecessary appendectomy. We assessed ... Read More

Source: PubMed

    

Acute appendicitis secondary to Enterobius vermicularis infection in a middle-aged man: a case report.

Panidis S, Paramithiotis D, Panagiotou D, Batsis G, Salonikidis S, Kaloutsi V, Michalopoulos A

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Acute appendicitis due to Enterobius vermicularis is very rare, affecting mostly children. Whether pinworms cause inflammatio... Read More

Source: PubMed

Am Surg    

Outcomes of laparoscopic and open appendectomy for acute appendicitis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Masoomi H, Mills SD, Dolich MO, Dang P, Carmichael JC, Nguyen NT, Stamos MJ

Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California, USA.

The aims of this study were to compare outcomes of appendectomy between acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and nonAIDS patients and laparoscopi... Read More

Source: PubMed

Rev Col Bras Cir    

[Case report - post-colonoscopy acute appendicitis: diagnostic challenge and minimally invasive treatment].

Paula Loureiro M, Bonin E, Leiner C, Weigmann SC, Fontana A

Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, PR, BR.

We present a case of a 54-year-old man with abdominal pain four hours after colonoscopy and upper endoscopy. Since he had had a polipectomy and an ulc... Read More

Source: PubMed

    

Prophylactic use of a recombinant activated factor VII in delivery haemorrhage by caesarean in a woman with major factor VII deficiency: a case report.

Comes JF, Devignes J, Thiebaugeorges O, Briquel ME, Lecompte T

CHU de Nancy, service d'hématologie biologique, Vandoeuvre-lčs-Nancy, France.

Taking in charge the delivery of pregnant women with inherited major deficiency of factor VII (FVII) is poorly reported in literature. We report here ... Read More

Source: PubMed

J Dig Dis    

Epiploic appendagitis: An uncommon and easily misdiagnosed disease.

Chen JH, Wu CC, Wu PH

Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine Department of Radiology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, China.

Epiploic appendagitis (EA) is a rare cause of focal abdominal pain in otherwise healthy patients. It may mimic diverticulitis, appendicitis or mesen... Read More

Source: PubMed

    

Prophylactic use of a recombinant activated factor VII in delivery haemorrhage by caesarean in a woman with major factor VII deficiency: a case report.

Comes JF, Devignes J, Thiebaugeorges O, Briquel ME, Lecompte T

CHU de Nancy, service d'hématologie biologique, Vandoeuvre-lčs-Nancy, France.

Taking in charge the delivery of pregnant women with inherited major deficiency of factor VII (FVII) is poorly reported in literature. We report here ... Read More

Source: PubMed

J Dig Dis    

Epiploic appendagitis: An uncommon and easily misdiagnosed disease.

Chen JH, Wu CC, Wu PH

Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine Department of Radiology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, China.

Epiploic appendagitis (EA) is a rare cause of focal abdominal pain in otherwise healthy patients. It may mimic diverticulitis, appendicitis or mesen... Read More

Source: PubMed


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Posted by:  nadren  Posted on: 01/10/2012
My friend had surgery for a ruptured appendix about a month ago. He resumed very light strolling yesterday for about 20 minutes, however, during the night he awoke with headaches three times. Could this be as a result of the stroll and is it ok for him to resume very light exercises right now.



Posted by:  Siouxsie  Posted on: 08/14/2011
OK! I've been having pain on my right lower side of the abdomen and I have been having muscle spasms. I have also been having nausea and vomiting. I went to the hospital and all they did was run some blood tests and checked my urine for a uti. They sent me off for an x-ray and when they got all the results back the only thing wrong was that I had a uti. So they gave me antibiotics and sent me home. After 5 days of taking the antibiotics I was still having the same stomach problems. So 2 days after I finished the pills I waited and went in to see my doctor. She ordered an ultrasound to check my appendix and pancreas. The results take a few days to come back and it has been over 5 days now and the muscle spasms are getting worse and I still have pain in my right side. Should I be concerned?


Posted by:  danny183(Guest)  Posted on: 09/03/2011
ive been getiing this its started one month after my appendix was removed went to doctors she siad everything feels fine lol still want to no what is though.




Posted by:  Lottie13(Guest)  Posted on: 03/09/2011
I remember when i got an appendicitis. I was at school and i'd felt terrible for about 3 days then in science i collapsed in pain the next thing i remember was waking up in recovery and been told by my teacher that i'd had my appendix taken out. I was sooo embarassed when i found out what happened after i passed out, apparantly everyone thought i was faking and started laughing at me until the teacher told them to shut up and sit down, then she started shouting at me telling me to stop messing about and get up, it was only about 2 minuets later when the end of period bell went and i didn't get that she realised something was wrong!



Posted by:  vinddhariya(Guest)  Posted on: 02/25/2011
i wanna know that any other process to treatment of appendicitis in place of appendectomy



Posted by:  Joecab(Guest)  Posted on: 02/02/2011
By jcab_09@yahoo.com I remember that it was friday, I got paid ready to buy my xbox. As I got to the store they had the kinetic thing for the xbox so me and my friend where playing it, everything seemed normal and I drank water as well. After purchasing the product I went home and installed it and layed down in my bed setting the instructions etc until suddenly I felt a built In gas in my stomach, well I thought it was a mean gas I had, the ones they call "silent" killers well I try to pull the gas out but I notice it was nothing to do with it, couple hours passed by and I thought to myself maybe I ate something bad so I try to vomit and since u couldn't I forced myself, I really thought that it was something I ate but I only made it worst and the contractions that you use to vomit made my stomach hurt even harder. Soon I thought it was gastritis but yet it was not, I was taken to hospital that made me wait 2 days almost 3 days if it wasn't for my mom re complications would of been bigger and dangerous. The other hospital really checked me, had me being process by the ct scan and confirm it was the appendix that needed to he removed. Currently I was discharged and this is my 2nd day being home, the pain is there but I'm walking a lot. Question is what can i eat now ??


Posted by:  bigal96(Guest)  Posted on: 02/08/2012
I was able to eat normally the next morning after my surgery. try to avoid meats for a few days.




Posted by:  ennairam_23  Posted on: 01/26/2011
The first symptom that someone with appendicitis will feel is a pain on the abdomen, specifically on the right lower quadrant. An appendicitis is an emergency most especially if there is already a rupture of the appendix. Immediate surgery is needed to remove the affected appendix.



Posted by:  neha_v15  Posted on: 10/08/2010
Suddenly 1 day i got un bearable pain all over d stomach so i thought it was just a normal pain as i lived in hostel no one was der 2 take me 2 hospital atleast 4 checkup but finally my pain grew more and i went 2 hos. d doctor gave me an injection 4 gas trouble and told 2 consult her on next day but der was fluctuations in pain so i went 2 consult her on next day and finally d report was infront of me and i was like shocked 2 see dat d my case was a bit complicated n felt like crying as my parents wer far off n it would take 2days 2 come 2 me.but coz of my frnds i could b bold and really it was a nice experience.just last week i was discharged.



Posted by:  ckizna(Guest)  Posted on: 09/08/2010
My pain started as a very painful stomach bloating and slowly moved towards my lower right abdomen. First I thought it was just a regular stomach ache and I thought it would go away. But I was wrong, the pain became worse every hour. I could not sleep the whole night. The next morning I went to ER and they performed a CAT scan of my pelvis area and send the report to an Expert. An hour later they confirmed that it was my appendix that had caused the pain and had to be removed. I hadn't eaten anything since the pain started, this was the best thing I did. If it is the appendix that caused the problem then you should not eat or drink anything by mouth, otherwise it will delay your surgery. They did an open appendectomy to remove my appendix. I was discharged from the hospital the very next day. I recovered with in 3 days. It was a memorable experience.



Posted by:  gr8ful-mother05(Guest)  Posted on: 08/27/2010
my son is 4 years old and already went thru this surgery. But i'm glad we caught it before the pain got worse. thank God we were at the hospital when his pain had gotten to the extrem!!! He's fine now, after the surgery he was up playing and back to his normal self.



Posted by:  johnnyutah46  Posted on: 08/22/2010
My pain started around my belly button at first and since it was fairly minor I thought that it was gas or something that I had eaten. Within a couple of hours the pain became unbearable, and since I was traveling on the road, I thought that if I could just make it home I would see the doctor then. I was in agony most of that night (and I later found out that my appendix must have burst during those first hours.) Surprisingly when I arrived home the pain had diminished almost completely, but some discomfort still remained. I opted to forgo seeing a doctor and resumed normal activities. Within a few days the pain returned with a flourish, located mostly on the right hand side of my abdomen, just below the belt line. It hurt to sneeze, blow my nose, bend over, walk, or just about anything involving my abdominal muscles. I went to the doctor, underwent a CT Scan, and was told that I required an emergency appendectomy. The entire procedure was extremely painful, (likely because of my own negligence), but because of an excellent medical staff, I am quickly on the mend. If I had caught it faster I would probably be suffering a lot less.




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