 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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Appendicitis" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Appendicitis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Appendicitis" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Krinock DJ, Stephenson K, Irby D, Akmyradov C, Barker M, Waldrip Z, Burdine M, Wolf LL, Dassinger MS, Wyrick D. Intra-peritoneal Povidone-iodine Irrigation Decreases Abscesses in a Perforated Appendicitis Murine Model. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Mar; 60(3):162081.
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Matava CT, Tighe NTG, Baertschiger R, Wilder RT, Correll L, Staffa SJ, Zurakowski D, Kato MA, Meier PM, Raman V, Reddy SK, Roque RA, Peterson MB, Zhong J, Edala T, Greer TJ, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Cravero J, Simpao AF. Patient and Process Outcomes among Pediatric Patients Undergoing Appendectomy during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Retrospective Cohort Study. Anesthesiology. 2023 07 01; 139(1):35-48.
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Zulqarnain M, Cui G, Lyu W, Huang H, Wang X, Abdi HM, Gu L, Fang S, Liu F, Ling L. Endoscopic retrograde appendicitis therapy in the management of chronic fecalith appendicitis in a patient with ulcerative colitis: The first human case report. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:1020393.
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Stephenson KJ, Shewmake CN, Spray BJ, Burford JM, Bonasso PC, Dassinger MS. The Sepsis Bundle Effect: An Evaluation of Culture Results and Utilization in Pediatric Appendicitis. Am Surg. 2023 Nov; 89(11):4310-4315.
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Neal JT, Monuteaux MC, Rangel SJ, Barnewolt CE, Bachur RG. Refining sonographic criteria for paediatric appendicitis: combined effects of age-based appendiceal size and secondary findings. Emerg Med J. 2022 Dec; 39(12):924-930.
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Pai SA, Bhaduri B, Chandrasekar S, Alladi PA, Caza T, Mahadevan A, Saiprasad TR, Walker P. Arcane apoptosis in appendicitis: clue to COVID-19 in children or coincidence? J Clin Pathol. 2022 08; 75(8):575-576.
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Mendos A, Mathison BA, Pritt BS, Lamps LW, Pai SA. Intramural Ova of Enterobius vermicularis in the Appendix-An Egg-Topic Location! Int J Surg Pathol. 2022 Apr; 30(2):214-216.
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Neal JT, Monuteaux MC, Rangel SJ, Bachur RG, Barnewolt CE. Does age affect the test performance of secondary sonographic findings for pediatric appendicitis? Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Oct; 51(11):2018-2026.
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Ketha B, Stephenson KJ, Dassinger MS, Smith SD, Burford JM. Eliminating Use of Home Oral Antibiotics in Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis. J Surg Res. 2021 07; 263:151-154.
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Bence CM, Wu R, Somers KK, Szabo A, Arca MJ, Calkins CM, Gourlay DM, Oldham KT, Sato TT, Siddiqui SM, Densmore JC. A tiered approach to optimize pediatric laparoscopic appendectomy outcomes. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Dec; 54(12):2539-2545.
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Horvath BA, Maryamchik E, Miller GC, Brown IS, Setia N, Mattia AR, Lamps L, Lauwers GY, Rosenberg E, Misdraji J. Actinomyces in Crohn's-like appendicitis. Histopathology. 2019 Oct; 75(4):486-495.
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Gurien LA, Smith SD, Dassinger MS, Burford JM, Tepas JJ, Crandall M. Suspected appendicitis pathway continues to lower CT rates in children two years after implementation. Am J Surg. 2019 10; 218(4):716-721.
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Bonasso PC, Dassinger MS, Wyrick DL, Smith SD, Burford JM. Evaluation of white blood cell count at time of discharge is associated with limited oral antibiotic therapy in children with complicated appendicitis. Am J Surg. 2019 06; 217(6):1099-1101.
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Kennedy TM, Thompson AD, Choudhary AK, Caplan RJ, Schenker KE, DePiero AD. Utility of applying white blood cell cutoffs to non-diagnostic MRI and ultrasound studies for suspected pediatric appendicitis. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 09; 37(9):1723-1728.
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Bonasso PC, Dassinger MS, Wyrick DL, Gurien LA, Burford JM, Smith SD. Review of bedside surgeon-performed ultrasound in pediatric patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Nov; 53(11):2279-2289.
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Kothari A, Caradine KD, Rico Crescencio JC, Sasapu A, Veeraputhiran MK, Jethava Y, Burgess MJ. Cytomegalovirus appendicitis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis. 2017 Oct; 19(5).
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Didier RA, Hopkins KL, Coakley FV, Krishnaswami S, Spiro DM, Foster BR. Performance characteristics of magnetic resonance imaging without contrast agents or sedation in pediatric appendicitis. Pediatr Radiol. 2017 Sep; 47(10):1312-1320.
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Gurien LA, Burford JM, Bonasso PC, Dassinger MS. Resource savings and outcomes associated with outpatient laparoscopic appendectomy for nonperforated appendicitis. J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Nov; 52(11):1760-1763.
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Santos D, Chiang YJ, Badgwell B. Appendicitis in Cancer Patients Is Often Observed and Can Represent Appendiceal Malignancy. Am Surg. 2016 Oct; 82(10):1028-1032.
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Zogg CK, Scott JW, Jiang W, Wolf LL, Haider AH. Differential access to care: The role of age, insurance, and income on race/ethnicity-related disparities in adult perforated appendix admission rates. Surgery. 2016 11; 160(5):1145-1154.
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Gurien LA, Wyrick DL, Smith SD, Dassinger MS. Optimal timing of appendectomy in the pediatric population. J Surg Res. 2016 May 01; 202(1):126-31.
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Wyrick DL, Smith SD, Burford JM, Dassinger MS. Surgeon-performed ultrasound: accurate, reproducible, and more efficient. Pediatr Surg Int. 2015 Dec; 31(12):1161-4.
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