 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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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Appendicitis" by people in Profiles.
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Madha ES, Kane TD, Manole MD. Primary Omental Torsion in a Pediatric Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Feb; 34(2):e32-e34.
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Martin JF, Mathison DJ, Mullan PC, Otero HJ. Secondary imaging for suspected appendicitis after equivocal ultrasound: time to disposition of MRI compared to CT. Emerg Radiol. 2018 Apr; 25(2):161-168.
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Otero HJ, Smitthimedhin A, Wang CC, Heitzmann MD. Case based simulation in MRI for suspected appendicitis in children. Clin Imaging. 2018 Mar - Apr; 48:12-16.
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Otero HJ. Re: "Imaging Utilization for the Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Stand-Alone Children's Hospital in the United States: Trends and Costs". J Am Coll Radiol. 2017 09; 14(9):1133-1134.
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Otero HJ, Crowder L. Imaging Utilization for the Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Stand-Alone Children's Hospitals in the United States: Trends and Costs. J Am Coll Radiol. 2017 May; 14(5):603-608.
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Goyal MK, Kuppermann N, Cleary SD, Teach SJ, Chamberlain JM. Racial Disparities in Pain Management of Children With Appendicitis in Emergency Departments. JAMA Pediatr. 2015 Nov; 169(11):996-1002.
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Jackson HT, Mongodin EF, Davenport KP, Fraser CM, Sandler AD, Zeichner SL. Culture-independent evaluation of the appendix and rectum microbiomes in children with and without appendicitis. PLoS One. 2014; 9(4):e95414.
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Garcia M, Taylor G, Babcock L, Dillman JR, Iqbal V, Quijano CV, Wootton-Gorges SL, Adelgais K, Anupindi SA, Sonavane S, Joshi A, Veeramani M, Atabaki SM, Monroe DJ, Blumberg SJ, Ruzal-Shapiro C, Cook LJ, Dayan PS. Computed tomography with intravenous contrast alone: the role of intra-abdominal fat on the ability to visualize the normal appendix in children. Acad Emerg Med. 2013 Aug; 20(8):795-800.
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Holmes JF, Lillis K, Monroe D, Borgialli D, Kerrey BT, Mahajan P, Adelgais K, Ellison AM, Yen K, Atabaki S, Menaker J, Bonsu B, Quayle KS, Garcia M, Rogers A, Blumberg S, Lee L, Tunik M, Kooistra J, Kwok M, Cook LJ, Dean JM, Sokolove PE, Wisner DH, Ehrlich P, Cooper A, Dayan PS, Wootton-Gorges S, Kuppermann N. Identifying children at very low risk of clinically important blunt abdominal injuries. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Aug; 62(2):107-116.e2.
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Blanco FC, Sandler AD, Nadler EP. Increased incidence of perforated appendicitis in children with obesity. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Oct; 51(10):928-32.
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