Active clinical trials for "Appendicitis"

Although many reports have been published on colonic resections in patients with suspected appendicitis and the diseases that cause the decision to resect the colon have been identified and their proper treatments have been established, there is no report on the risk factors present in converting a simple appendectomy into a major colonic resection. The investigators aimed to identify the risk factors that lead the surgeon to perform a colonic resection in patients undergoing surgery for initially suspected acute appendicitis.

Although obesity is a popular reason for choosing laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) versus open appendectomy (OA), however, the question of whether there is a difference remains. The goal of the present study is to investigate if there is a difference between OA and LA in obese patients. In the present study, Fifty-eight obese patients were diagnosed with acute appendicitis according to Alvarado score at the department of surgery at Suez Canal university hospitals from March 2020 till August 2021were included. The study participants were assigned to two groups, after their approval: LA and OA. The investigators hypothesized that evaluating the Outcome and Quality of life of laparoscopic appendectomy for the obese patients would be a potential step for standardization of the laparoscopic approach for obese patients who are arranged for appendectomy.

Appendicitis is one of the most common clinical conditions in general surgery. The diagnosis is usually made from clinical examination, imaging (sonography or CT) and laboratory parameters. The laparoscopic appendectomy without drainage has established as the gold standard. Patients usually leave the hospital two days after surgery. In times of corona crisis, patients are unsure to visit the hospital because of fear of infection with SARS-CoV-2. A higher incidence of perforated appendicitis could be an indicator for fear-related delay of going to the hospital. Methods: Investigators performed a retrospective analysis on the incidence of perforated appendicitis in a 10-week interval (mid-March to end of May) of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 to evaluate possible changes in times of corona crisis. Intraoperative findings, procedures, complications and the length of hospital stay were considered.

retrospective observational study of variation in incidence and clinical presentation of appendicitis during the pandemic in northern Italy, compared with the same period in the previous 2 years.

The study aims to examine whether a nationwide lock-down with an entire population subjugated to social distancing reduces the incidence of appendicitis. If a reduction is detected it supports the hypothesis that infectious disease may play a role in the etiology of appendicitis.

A diagnostic laparoscopy is frequently used to confirm the diagnosis of appendicitis. However, laparoscopic criteria for determining appendicitis are not defined. If there is any doubt about the presence of an abnormal appendix, it is usually removed. However, an appendectomy of a negative appendix has a certain morbidity and for that reason it should be avoided. The purpose of this study is to establish laparoscopic criteria for the diagnosis appendicitis during diagnostic laparoscopy.

There is a move to "scarless surgery" and this achieved by doing laparoscopic abdominal surgery though a single small umbilical incision. A technique for laparoscopic appendectomy done through a single incision utilizing conventional instruments has been developed. The operative risk of the single incision approach is no different that the standard three incision laparoscopic appendectomy. The goal is to study the operative time, length of hospital stay, and complications from this operation.

This study aims to investigate the use of preoperative diagnostic imaging before appendectomy in Denmark and whether it has changed over time during the period from 2000-15. Secondly, the study aims to investigate regional, age and gender differences in the same setting.

Clinical and histopathological description of three cases of Kawasaki disease with acute abdomen.

Acute appendicitis is the most frequent non-obstetric surgical emergency during pregnancy. The benefits of laparoscopy during pregnancy are well known, but complications can occur, and these can affect both the mother and/or the foetus. Objective: Evaluate results of laparoscopic surgical treatment of acute appendicitis in pregnant women, to analyse the occurrence of adverse postoperative, obstetric and foetal outcomes Methods: Retrospective cohort single-centred observational study on pregnant women with a preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis,using computerized medical records' information of pregnant patients admitted to our institution between September 2005 and July 2020