Keyword

negative appendectomy

Description: Surgical removal of the appendix when examination of the removed tissue shows no acute appendicitis.

Primary topic: Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management (97%)

OpenAlex ID: keywords/negative-appendectomy

Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis

2010 · Stefan Sauerland, Thomas Jaschinski, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 876

Appendicitis

1975 · Frank R. Lewis · Archives of Surgery · 506

Disconnect Between Incidence of Nonperforated and Perforated Appendicitis

2007 · Edward H. Livingston, Wayne A. Woodward, et al. · Annals of Surgery · 466

The Clinical and Economic Correlates of Misdiagnosed Appendicitis

2002 · David R. Flum, Thomas Koepsell · Archives of Surgery · 411

Appendectomy

1997 · Douglas A. Hale, Mark Molloy, et al. · Annals of Surgery · 354

The Natural History and Traditional Management of Appendicitis Revisited: Spontaneous Resolution and Predominance of Prehospital Perforations Imply That a Correct Diagnosis is More Important Than an Early Diagnosis

2006 · Roland E. Andersson · World Journal of Surgery · 352

Negative Appendectomy in Pregnant Women Is Associated with a Substantial Risk of Fetal Loss

2007 · Marcia L. McGory, David S. Zingmond, et al. · Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 321

Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis

2004 · Stefan Sauerland, Rolf Lefering, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 303

Introduction of Appendiceal CT

1999 · Patrick M. Rao, James T. Rhea, et al. · Annals of Surgery · 282

Hospital- and Patient-Level Characteristics and the Risk of Appendiceal Rupture and Negative Appendectomy in Children

2004 · Todd A. Ponsky · JAMA · 271

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Right Lower Quadrant Pain—Suspected Appendicitis

2011 · Max P. Rosen, Alexander Ding, et al. · Journal of the American College of Radiology · 248

Negative Appendectomy and Imaging Accuracy in the Washington State Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program

2008 · Michael Florence, David R. Flum, et al. · Annals of Surgery · 242

Suspected Appendicitis in Children: US and CT— A Prospective Randomized Study

2002 · Sylvie Kaiser, Björn Frenckner, et al. · Radiology · 235

Imaging for Suspected Appendicitis: Negative Appendectomy and Perforation Rates

2002 · Sandra E. Bendeck, Matilde Nino-Murcia, et al. · Radiology · 220

Appendicitis: the Impact of Computed Tomography Imaging On Negative Appendectomy and Perforation Rates

1998 · Emil J Balthazar, Neil M Rofsky, et al. · The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 214

Making the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis: Do More Preoperative CT Scans Mean Fewer Negative Appendectomies? A 10-year Study

2010 · Courtney A. Coursey, Rendon C. Nelson, et al. · Radiology · 198

Negative appendectomy: a 10-year review of a nationally representative sample

2011 · Shiva A. Seetahal, Oluwaseyi B. Bolorunduro, et al. · The American Journal of Surgery · 193

Evaluation of the Alvarado Score in Acute Appendicitis

1992 · T D Owen, H Williams, et al. · Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine · 174

Impact of computed tomography of the abdomen on clinical outcomes in patients with acute right lower quadrant pain: a meta-analysis

2011 · Susan Krajewski · Canadian Journal of Surgery · 159

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The Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Children: Outcomes of a Strategy Based on Pediatric Surgical Evaluation

2004 · Ann M. Kosloske, C. Lance Love, et al. · PEDIATRICS · 158

Misdiagnosis of Appendicitis and the Use of Diagnostic Imaging

2005 · David R. Flum, Timothy D. McClure, et al. · Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 146

High negative appendectomy rates are no longer acceptable

1997 · Michelle Colson, Kristin A. Skinner, et al. · The American Journal of Surgery · 146

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Right Lower Quadrant Pain-Suspected Appendicitis

2018 · Evelyn M. Garcia, Marc A. Camacho, et al. · Journal of the American College of Radiology · 137

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Accurate diagnosis of acute appendicitis: a retrospective and prospective analysis of 686 patients.

1992 · J R Izbicki, W T Knoefel, et al. · PubMed · 137

The fate of the negative appendix

1973 · Frederic C. Chang, Hugh H. Hogle, et al. · The American Journal of Surgery · 135

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Citation count: 19,130