Search results
3 lip 2023 · It should be considered in any patient with acute abdominal pain without prior appendectomy. The diagnosis must be made as quickly as possible because with time, the rate of rupture increases. This activity examines when this condition should be considered on a differential diagnosis and how to properly evaluate for it.
The most reliable clinical sign of acute appendicitis is localized tenderness with some abdominal wall rigidity at or near McBurney's point (Brandt, 2023). However, the obturator, psoas, and Rovsing signs may or may not be present.
7 maj 2024 · Acute appendicitis in children: Clinical manifestations and diagnosis; Acute appendicitis in children: Diagnostic imaging; Antimicrobial prophylaxis for prevention of surgical site infection in adults; Approach to the management of acute perioperative pain in infants and children; Management of acute appendicitis in adults
The goals of imaging studies are two-fold: the first goal is to confirm or reject the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, and the second is to differentiate simple, non-perforated appendicitis from perforated or complex disease, which may alter management strategies.
Acute appendicitis is a common gastrointestinal disease affecting 5.7–57/per 100.000 individuals each year with the highest incidence in children and adolescents [1–6]. The variation of incidence is due to variations in ethnicity, sex, age, obesity and season of the year [3, 6–11].
Appendicitis is the most common condition in children requiring emergency abdominal surgery. Delayed or missed diagnosis in young children is common and is associated with increased rates of perforation.
30 mar 2022 · Appendectomy is the most common acute pediatric general surgical procedure performed in the United States. 1 The approach to the diagnosis of appendicitis has evolved with the increased availability of imaging.
