ArticleJapanese journal of radiology2020
Analysis of CT characteristics in the diagnosis of Schistosoma japonicum associated appendicitis with clinical and pathological correlation: a diagnostic accuracy study.
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- Schistosoma japonicum infection: clinical significance of ultrasound findings.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2026Review
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- Schistosomal appendicitis: A serious and often misdiagnosed condition.World journal of clinical cases · 2025Article
- Clinicopathological differences between patients with schistosomal appendicitis and non schistosomal appendicitis: A retrospectively study of past ten years.World journal of clinical cases · 2025Article
- Acute Appendicitis Secondary to Intestinal Schistosomiasis.Case reports in surgery · 2025Article
- Medical Imaging in the Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis: A Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Is schistosomiasis japonica a negative short-term or long-term prognostic factor in patients with acute appendicitis?Japanese journal of radiology · 2020Article
- Appendiceal Schistosomiasis Presenting as an Appendiceal Mass.Journal of the West African College of SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo clarify unique non-contrast CT (NCCT) characteristics for early recognition of Schistosomal associated appendicitis (SAA) differentiating from Non-schistosomal associated appendicitis (NSA). MATERIAL AND
methodsClinical and pathological data of 50 cases with SAA and 60 cases with NSA who underwent emergency appendectomy were retrospectively compared to pre-surgical NCCT features such as direct and indirect signs of acute appendicitis as well as appendicoliths, colon calcifications as diagnostic criteria. Statistical methods such as Chi-square (χ
resultsAge > 50 years, diameter > 13 mm, pneumatosis, peri appendiceal abscess, focal wall defect, perforation; Orbital, linear and point types of appendicular wall calcifications; sigmoid colon and cecal curvilinear calcifications were observed as unique characteristics with a sensitivity of 84-95% and specificity of 91-98% in predicting SAA by OR of 6.2 times. Pre and post hoc hypothetical analysis did not show any significance for all other factors.
conclusionFactors such as elderly age, CT features such as larger appendicular diameter, appendicular wall calcifications along with sigmoid colon, and cecal calcifications, signs of perforation or abscess are characteristic for early recognition of SAA.
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