ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery2019
Comparison of clinical and histopathological features of patients who underwent incidental or emergency appendectomy.
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Justification of Incidental Appendectomy With Respect to Pathohistological Findings
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in diagnosing acute appendicitis in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Emergency radiology · 2022Pooled it
- Incidental appendectomy during laparotomy for idiopathic intussusception in children: a dual-center retrospective cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Artificial intelligence in acute appendicitis: A comprehensive review of machine learning and deep learning applications.World journal of gastroenterology · 2025Review
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- Elevated total and direct bilirubin are associated with acute complicated appendicitis: a single-center based study in Saudi Arabia.BMC surgery · 2023Observational
- Healing Factors in Perforated and Unperforated Pediatric Appendectomies: A Descriptive Study.Journal of clinical practice and research · 2023Article
- Prediction of Perforated and Nonperforated Acute Appendicitis Using Machine Learning-Based Explainable Artificial Intelligence.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A retrospective study about incidental appendectomy during the laparoscopic treatment of intussusception.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Acute appendicitis-advances and controversies.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2021Review
- A cross-sectional study on evaluation of complete blood count-associated parameters for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.Health science reports · 2021Article
- Inflammatory Markers and Duration of Symptoms Have a Close Connection With Diagnosis and Staging of Acute Appendicitis in Children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Reply to "Comment on the Correlation between Complete Blood Count Parameters and Appendix Diameter for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis".Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Unusual infectious agents detected in appendectomy specimens: A retrospective analysis of 42 cases.Turkish journal of surgery · 2020Article
- Histopathological features of incidental appendectomy specimens obtained from living liver donors.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2020Article
- The common motives for appendectomy in Hail Region Saudi Arabia.AIMS public health · 2020Article
- Evaluation of liver transplant recipients underwent incidental appendectomies.Northern clinics of Istanbul · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundIncidental appendectomy can be defined as the removal of a clinically normal appendix during another surgical procedure unrelated to appendicitis or other appendicular diseases.
aimTo compare the demographic, biochemical, and histopathological features of the patients who underwent incidental and standard appendectomy.
methodsThe demographic, biochemical, and histopathological data of 72 patients (Incidental App group) who underwent incidental appendectomy during living donor hepatectomy at our Liver Transplant Center between June 2009 and December 2016 were compared with data of 288 patients (Acute App group) who underwent appendectomy for presumed acute appendicitis. The Incidental App group was matched at random in a 1:4 ratio with the Acute App group in the same time frame. Appendectomy specimens of both groups were re-evaluated by two experienced pathologists.
resultsStatistically significant differences were found between groups in terms of age (
conclusionCareful inspection of the entire abdominal cavity is useful for patients undergoing major abdominal surgery such as donor hepatectomy. We think that experience is parallel to the surgeon's foresight, and we should not hesitate to perform incidental appendectomy when necessary.
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