"Appendicitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Acute inflammation of the APPENDIX. Acute appendicitis is classified as simple, gangrenous, or perforated.
| Descriptor ID |
D001064
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.463.099 C06.405.205.099 C06.405.469.110.207
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| Concept/Terms |
Ruptured Appendicitis- Ruptured Appendicitis
- Appendicitis, Ruptured
- Perforated Appendicitis
- Appendicitis, Perforated
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Appendicitis" by people in Profiles.
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False positive appendicitis on bedside ultrasound. West J Emerg Med. 2014 Nov; 15(7):832-3.
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The negative appendectomy rate: who benefits from preoperative CT? AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Oct; 197(4):861-6.
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What are the true advantages of a pediatric appendicitis clinical pathway? Am Surg. 2006 Oct; 72(10):885-9.
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Emergent vs urgent appendectomy in children: a study of outcomes. J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Dec; 40(12):1912-5.
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Bacteriology of the appendix and the ileum in health and in appendicitis. Am Surg. 1991 May; 57(5):317-22.