Appendicitis, Ruptured

MedGen UID:: 167697
•Concept ID:: C0854119
•: Disease or Syndrome

Synonyms:

Appendicitis, Perforated; Perforated Appendicitis; Ruptured Appendicitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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

Aprahamian CJ, Barnhart DC, Bledsoe SE, Vaid Y, Harmon CM
J Pediatr Surg 2007 Jun;42(6):934-8; discussion 938. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.01.024. PMID: 17560197

Comparison of critical conservative treatment versus emergency operation in children with ruptured appendicitis with tumor formation.

Ho CM, Chen Y, Lai HS, Lin WH, Hsu WM, Chen WJ
J Formos Med Assoc 2004 May;103(5):359-63. PMID: 15216402

Appendicitis 2000: variability in practice, outcomes, and resource utilization at thirty pediatric hospitals.

Newman K, Ponsky T, Kittle K, Dyk L, Throop C, Gieseker K, Sills M, Gilbert J
J Pediatr Surg 2003 Mar;38(3):372-9; discussion 372-9. doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50111. PMID: 12632352

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Is a More Common Cause than Expected of Acute Abdomen in the Elderly.

Kärkkäinen JM, Lehtimäki TT, Manninen H, Paajanen H
J Gastrointest Surg 2015 Aug;19(8):1407-14. Epub 2015 Apr 28 doi: 10.1007/s11605-015-2830-3. PMID: 25917534

The impact of general surgeon supply on the risk of appendiceal rupture in North Carolina.

Neuwahl S, Ricketts T, Holmes M
Ann Surg 2014 May;259(5):910-5. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182988804. PMID: 23732266

Clinical manifestations of appendiceal pinworms in children: an institutional experience and a review of the literature.

Arca MJ, Gates RL, Groner JI, Hammond S, Caniano DA
Pediatr Surg Int 2004 May;20(5):372-5. Epub 2004 May 13 doi: 10.1007/s00383-004-1151-5. PMID: 15141320

Increased morbidity of appendicitis with advancing age.

Franz MG, Norman J, Fabri PJ
Am Surg 1995 Jan;61(1):40-4. PMID: 7832380

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Diagnosis

Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Is a More Common Cause than Expected of Acute Abdomen in the Elderly.

Kärkkäinen JM, Lehtimäki TT, Manninen H, Paajanen H
J Gastrointest Surg 2015 Aug;19(8):1407-14. Epub 2015 Apr 28 doi: 10.1007/s11605-015-2830-3. PMID: 25917534

The impact of general surgeon supply on the risk of appendiceal rupture in North Carolina.

Neuwahl S, Ricketts T, Holmes M
Ann Surg 2014 May;259(5):910-5. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182988804. PMID: 23732266

Evaluation of acute pelvic pain in women.

Kruszka PS, Kruszka SJ
Am Fam Physician 2010 Jul 15;82(2):141-7. PMID: 20642266

Clinical manifestations of appendiceal pinworms in children: an institutional experience and a review of the literature.

Arca MJ, Gates RL, Groner JI, Hammond S, Caniano DA
Pediatr Surg Int 2004 May;20(5):372-5. Epub 2004 May 13 doi: 10.1007/s00383-004-1151-5. PMID: 15141320

Increased morbidity of appendicitis with advancing age.

Franz MG, Norman J, Fabri PJ
Am Surg 1995 Jan;61(1):40-4. PMID: 7832380

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Prognosis

Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Is a More Common Cause than Expected of Acute Abdomen in the Elderly.

Kärkkäinen JM, Lehtimäki TT, Manninen H, Paajanen H
J Gastrointest Surg 2015 Aug;19(8):1407-14. Epub 2015 Apr 28 doi: 10.1007/s11605-015-2830-3. PMID: 25917534

Clinical manifestations of appendiceal pinworms in children: an institutional experience and a review of the literature.

Arca MJ, Gates RL, Groner JI, Hammond S, Caniano DA
Pediatr Surg Int 2004 May;20(5):372-5. Epub 2004 May 13 doi: 10.1007/s00383-004-1151-5. PMID: 15141320

Increased morbidity of appendicitis with advancing age.

Franz MG, Norman J, Fabri PJ
Am Surg 1995 Jan;61(1):40-4. PMID: 7832380

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