Keyword

appendicolith

Description: A hardened deposit of fecal material or other contents within the appendix, which may obstruct it and accompany appendicitis.

Primary topic: Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management (92%)

Wikidata ID: wiki/Q16531717

OpenAlex ID: keywords/appendicolith

A Randomized Trial Comparing Antibiotics with Appendectomy for Appendicitis

2020 · The CODA Collaborative · New England Journal of Medicine · 577

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Acute appendicitis: sonographic criteria based on 250 cases.

1988 · R B Jeffrey, F C Laing, et al. · Radiology · 369

Diagnosis and Management of Acute Appendicitis in Adults

2021 · Dimitrios Moris, Erik Karl Paulson, et al. · JAMA · 364

Appendicitis: prospective evaluation with high-resolution CT.

1991 · E J Balthazar, A J Megibow, et al. · Radiology · 297

Unenhanced helical CT for suspected acute appendicitis.

1997 · M J Lane, D S Katz, et al. · American Journal of Roentgenology · 244

Comparison of Antibiotic Therapy and Appendectomy for Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children

2017 · Libin Huang, Yuan Yin, et al. · Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine · 230

Scoring system to distinguish uncomplicated from complicated acute appendicitis

2015 · J J Atema, C C van Rossem, et al. · British journal of surgery · 224

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Differentiation of Perforated from Nonperforated Appendicitis at CT

2003 · Mindy M. Horrow, Denise S. White, et al. · Radiology · 169

Long-term outcomes of operative versus nonoperative treatment for uncomplicated appendicitis

2015 · Yujiro Tanaka, Hiroo Uchida, et al. · Journal of Pediatric Surgery · 157

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of CT Features for Differentiating Complicated and Uncomplicated Appendicitis

2017 · Hae Young Kim, Ji Hoon Park, et al. · Radiology · 151

Perforated versus Nonperforated Acute Appendicitis: Accuracy of Multidetector CT Detection

2006 · Sarah D. Bixby, Brian C. Lucey, et al. · Radiology · 149

Predictive Factors for Negative Outcomes in Initial Non-operative Management of Suspected Appendicitis

2009 · Junichi Shindoh, Hirotaka Niwa, et al. · Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery · 127

Acute Appendicitis: Comparison of Low-Dose and Standard-Dose Unenhanced Multi–Detector Row CT

2004 · Caroline Keyzer, Denis Tack, et al. · Radiology · 121

High failure rate of nonoperative management of acute appendicitis with an appendicolith in children

2016 · Justin B. Mahida, Daniel L. Lodwick, et al. · Journal of Pediatric Surgery · 119

Nonoperative management of pediatric ruptured appendix with inflammatory mass or abscess: presence of an appendicolith predicts recurrent appendicitis

2005 · Sigmund H. Ein, Jacob C. Langer, et al. · Journal of Pediatric Surgery · 118

Comparison of CT and Sonography in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis: A Blinded Prospective Study

2003 · Pieter Poortman, Paul N. M. Lohle, et al. · American Journal of Roentgenology · 114

Perforation risk in pediatric appendicitis: assessment and management

2018 · Erin C. Howell, Emily D. Dubina, et al. · Pediatric Health Medicine and Therapeutics · 108

Incidence of Acute Appendicitis in Patients with Equivocal CT Findings

2005 · Caroline P. Daly, Richard H. Cohan, et al. · American Journal of Roentgenology · 108

CT Diagnosis of Mucocele of the Appendix in Patients with Acute Appendicitis

2009 · Genevieve L. Bennett, Teerath P. Tanpitukpongse, et al. · American Journal of Roentgenology · 102

Ultrasonography of Acute Abdominal Pain in Children

1991 · Marilyn J. Siegel · JAMA · 102

The Most Useful Findings for Diagnosing Acute Appendicitis on Contrast-Enhanced Helical Ct

2003 · D. Choi, H. Park, et al. · Acta Radiologica · 101

Ultrasonography as an adjunct in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: A 4-year experience

1996 · Priya Ramachandran, Carlos J Sivit, et al. · Journal of Pediatric Surgery · 97

CT of appendicitis

1986 · EJ Balthazar, AJ Megibow, et al. · American Journal of Roentgenology · 96

Acute appendicitis in children: value of sonography in detecting perforation.

1992 · S P Quillin, M J Siegel, et al. · American Journal of Roentgenology · 94

Failure in the nonoperative management of pediatric ruptured appendicitis: predictors and consequences

2007 · Charles J. Aprahamian, Douglas C. Barnhart, et al. · Journal of Pediatric Surgery · 93

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