ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery2022
Signs and syndromes in acute appendicitis: A pathophysiologic approach.
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- Screening Ultrasonography in a Basic Emergency Service for Suspected Acute Appendicitis: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Factors associated with hospitalization or surgery for abdominal pain: a retrospective study.Internal and emergency medicine · 2026Article
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- Development of a new predictive clinico-biological score for acute appendicitis in the pediatric population.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- An Unusual Presentation of Acute Appendicitis Mimicking Sigmoid Diverticulitis: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Double Twist and Shout: An Emergency Caused by Torsion of the Ovary and the Wandering Spleen.Cureus · 2024Article
- [Appendicitis predictive score for children younger than 4 years]Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Physical examination signs have not been well studied, and their accuracy and reliability in diagnosis remain unknown. The few studies available are limited in that the method of performing the sign was not stated, the technique used was not standardized, and the position of the appendix was not correlated with imaging or surgical findings. Some appendiceal signs were written in a non-English language and may not have been appropriately translated (
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