Correction
In the article by Kushner FG, Hand M, Smith SC, et al., “2009 Focused Updates: ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Updating the 2004 Guideline and 2007 Focused Update) and ACC/AHA/SCAI Guidelines on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Updating the 2005 Guideline and 2007 Focused Update): A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines,” which published ahead of print on November 18, 2009, and appeared in the December 1, 2009, issue of the journal (J Am Coll Cardiol 2009;54:2205–41), the following correction is needed to Appendix 4: (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology)...
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France to support bluefin tuna trade ban
PARIS (Reuters) - France will support a ban on global trade in bluefin tuna, a government official said on Wednesday, bowing to environmentalists' concerns about stocks of the giant fish found mainly in the Mediterranean. Monaco has proposed protecting bluefin tuna, much prized by sushi fans in Japan and around the world, by listing it under appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). [More] (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)...
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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: out of the appendix
Content Type Journal ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00737-009-0111-4Authors
Teri Pearlstein, Alpert Medical School of Brown University Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Providence RI 02912 USA
Journal Archives of Women's Mental HealthOnline ISSN 1435-1102Print ISSN 1434-1816
Journal Volume Volume 13
Journal Issue Volume 13, Number 1 / February, 2010 (Source: Archives of Women's Mental Health)...
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Nigeria: 150 Itsekiri Indigenes Get Free Surgeries
MORE than 150 Itsekiri indigenes have undergone free surgeries for hernia, appendicitis, lymphoma and fibroid as well as circumcision and other cases in the on-going free health medical programme of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) for Itsekiri communities. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)...
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Letter to the Editor. Re: Conservative Management of Acute Appendicitis
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Letter to the EditorDOI 10.1007/s11605-010-1159-1Authors
Luca Ansaloni, University of Bologna, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital Unit of General, Emergency and Transplant Surgery Via Massarenti 9 40138 Bologna ItalyFausto Catena, University of Bologna, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital Unit of General, Emergency and Transplant Surgery Via Massarenti 9 40138 Bologna ItalyFederico Coccolini, University of Bologna, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital Unit of General, Emergency and Transplant Surgery Via Massarenti 9 40138 Bologna ItalyFilippo Gazzotti, University of Bologna, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital Unit of General, Emergency and Transplant Surgery Via Massarenti 9 40138 Bologna ItalyAntonio Daniele Pinna, University of Bologna, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi H......
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Protocol for the examination of specimens from patients with neuroendocrine tumors (carcinoid tumors) of the appendix.
Authors: Washington MK, Tang LH, Berlin J, Branton PA, Burgart LJ, Carter DK, Compton CC, Fitzgibbons PL, Frankel WL, Jessup JM, Kakar S, Minsky B, Nakhleh RE
PMID: 20121602 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine)...
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If not appendicitis, then what else can it be? A retrospective review of 1492 appendectomies.
CONCLUSIONS. A more focused utilisation of preoperative imaging in females of reproductive age and patients at the extremes of age is suggested. Long-term follow-up should be offered to patients with granulomatous appendicitis and neoplastic appendiceal diseases.
PMID: 20124568 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Hong Kong Med J)...
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Comparison of childhood appendicitis management in the regional paediatric surgery unit and the district general hospital
Conclusions: Patients with appendicitis managed in the DGH had a higher risk of complications and readmission. However, this appears to be related to the use of a care pathway at the RU. Introduction of a care pathway in the DGH may improve outcomes and thus support the ongoing provision of general paediatric surgery. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Surgery)...
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Appendix strangulated in a femoral hernia
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Letter to the EditorDOI 10.1007/s10029-010-0629-4Authors
O. Armstrong, Clinique Chirurgicale Digestive et Endocrinienne, Hôtel Dieu 1 Place Alexis Ricordeau 44093 Nantes Cedex 1 France
Journal HerniaOnline ISSN 1248-9204Print ISSN 1265-4906 (Source: Hernia)...
POSTED 01/29/2010 at 06:16 AM --
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CT Scans Reduce Unneeded Appendectomies in Women
Procedure helps avoid misdiagnosis in those under 45 Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Appendicitis, CT Scans, Women's Health (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)...
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Preop CT May Reduce Unnecessary Appendectomy (CME/CE)
The use of computed tomography to diagnose appendicitis may reduce the likelihood of removing healthy organs in women under 45, but not among other groups, a retrospective study showed. (Source: MedPage Today Radiology)...
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Single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis: a preliminary experience
Conclusion The SILA technique is safe and feasible for selected patients with noncomplicated acute appendicitis. Compared with other
transumbilical techniques of appendectomy, SILA has the advantages of feasibility without endoscopic skills and an acceptable
operative time. Technical refinements and accomplished learning probably will enable its wider use for more patients with
acute appendicitis.
Content Type Journal ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00464-009-0860-1Authors
Elie Chouillard, Centre Hospitalier Department of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery 10 rue du Champ Gaillard 78300 Poissy FranceArnaud Dache, Centre Hospitalier Department of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery 10 rue du Champ Gaillard 78300 Poissy FranceAdriana Torcivia, Centre Hospitalier Department ......
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Appendicular tuberculosis: the resurgence of an old disease with difficult diagnosis.
We report a case of appendicular TB not only for its rarity but also to discuss the difficulty in its diagnosis.
PMID: 20101782 [PubMed - in process] (Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG)...
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Retroperitoneal abscess with concomitant hepatic portal venous gas and rectal perforation: a rare triad of complications of acute appendicitis. A case report
Conclusions:
So far, no patient has been described with such a triad of rare complications related to acute appendicitis. We want to emphasize the insidious onset of retroperitoneal abscess formation, and the need of prompt recognition and adequate treatment to avoid deleterious outcome. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)...
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Pseudomyxoma extraperitonei of ovarian origin mimicking a psoas abscess
Abstract Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare condition consisting of mucinous ascites, most commonly arising from mucinous tumours
of the appendix and occasionally from the ovary. Very rarely, mucinous deposits arise in the retroperitoneum without intraperitoneal
involvement. This has been termed pseudomyxoma extraperitonei (PME). Our 48-year-old female patient presented with PME mimicking
a psoas abscess for which retroperitoneal exploration and biopsy was done with accidental breach of the peritoneum. She declined
further surgery and re-presented 4 years later with disseminated PMP. She underwent debulking surgery including right oophorectomy
which was confirmed as the primary tumour source.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory CommunicationDOI 10.1007/s10397-0......
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Health Tip: Spot the Signs of Appendicitis
Here's a list of possible symptoms
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Topic: Appendicitis (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)...
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CT to diagnose appendicitis
Preoperative computed tomography (CT) may help reduce unnecessary surgeries in women of reproductive age with suspected acute appendicitis, as per a newly released study appearing in the recent issue of the journal Radiology "We observed that rising utilization of preoperative CT over the past decade, along with advances in CT technology, coincided with a significant decrease in negative appendectomies among women 45 years and younger," said Courtney A. Coursey, M.D., a radiologist at Emory University in Atlanta, who co-authored this study while a radiology fellow at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C........ (Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert)...
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Younger Women With Suspected Appendicitis Benefit From Preoperative CT
Preoperative computed tomography (CT) may help reduce unnecessary surgeries in women of reproductive age with suspected acute appendicitis, according to a new study appearing in the February issue of the journal Radiology. "We found that rising utilization of preoperative CT over the past decade, along with advances in CT technology, coincided with a significant decrease in negative appendectomies among women 45 years and younger," said Courtney A. Coursey, M.D... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
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Younger Women With Suspected Appendicitis Benefit From Preoperative CT
Preoperative computed tomography (CT) may help reduce unnecessary surgeries in women of reproductive age with suspected acute appendicitis, according to a new study appearing in the February issue of the journal Radiology... (Source: GastroIntestinal News From Medical News Today)...
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Preoperative CT useful for younger women with suspected appendicitis
(Radiological Society of North America) Preoperative computed tomography may help reduce unnecessary surgeries in women of reproductive age with suspected acute appendicitis, according to a new study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)...
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