ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021
Endoscopic Retrograde Appendicography: An Alternative Diagnostic Method for Acute Appendicitis.
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- Endoscopic retrograde appendicitis therapy: Progress in clinical application.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2026Review
- Diagnostic efficacy of ultrasound and computed tomography for acute appendicitis: A single center retrospective study.Medicine · 2025Observational
- Colonoscopy in the diagnosis and management of appendiceal disease.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2024Article
- Endoscopic retrograde appendicitis therapy: current and the future.Gastroenterology report · 2024Review
- Endoscopic retrograde appendicitis therapy in adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.iGIE : innovation, investigation and insights · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the role of endoscopic retrograde appendicography for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe retrospectively analyzed 33 patients (20 men and 13 women, average age 44±18 years) with suspected acute appendicitis between December 2016 and November 2018. Endoscopic direct-vision imaging or fluoroscopic endoscopic retrograde appendicography was performed to separate suspected acute appendicitis from actual acute appendicitis. The success rate, complications, and recurrence rate were recorded.
resultsAcute appendicitis was ruled out by normal endoscopic retrograde appendicography in 8 (24%) and confirmed in 23 patients (70%). In 2 patients (6%), appendiceal orifice cannulation failed. Colonoscopic findings in acute appendicitis were mucosal hyperemia and edema of appendiceal orifice (83%), outpouring of pus from the appendiceal orifice (74%), and swollen cecal mucosa (61%). Appendicograpic findings were either normal or in acute disease showed diffuse luminal dilation (diameter: 0.8±0.4 mm), partial stenosis (43%), stiffness or inflexibility (87%) and filling defects (22%). There were no complications during or after follow-up for a median of 13 months (IQR: 9-24 months).
conclusionEndoscopic retrograde appendicography appears to be a reliable and safe method to confirm or exclude the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and prevent unnecessary appendectomy.
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