"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Appendicitis" by people in Profiles.
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Pace D, Mack SJ, Sadacharam K, Lang RS, Burke B, Fishlock K, Berman L. Implementation of a quadratus lumborum regional block protocol with assessment of effectiveness for patients with appendicitis: a quality improvement project. Pediatr Surg Int. 2023 Sep 07; 39(1):267.
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Miller AC, Arakkal AT, Koeneman SH, Cavanaugh JE, Polgreen PM. A clinically-guided unsupervised clustering approach to recommend symptoms of disease associated with diagnostic opportunities. Diagnosis (Berl). 2023 02 01; 10(1):43-53.
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Rethi S, Kairam N, Amato CS, Allegra JR, Eskin B. Six Diagnoses of Separation: Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Emergency Department Visits: A Multicenter Study. J Emerg Med. 2022 Dec; 63(6):723-728.
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Snyder CL. Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Nonoperative Management of Appendicitis. Pediatrics. 2022 05 01; 149(5).
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Mostyka M, Yantiss RK, Chen Z, Tseng-Chen Y. Interval Appendectomy Specimens. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2022 05 01; 147(5):546-551.
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Hu A, Chaudhury AS, Fisher T, Garcia E, Berman L, Tsao K, Mackow A, Shew SB, Johnson J, Rangel S, Lally KP, Raval MV. Barriers and facilitators of CT scan reduction in the workup of pediatric appendicitis: A pediatric surgical quality collaborative qualitative study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Nov; 57(11):582-588.
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Mostyka M, Fulmer CG, Hissong EM, Yantiss RK. Crohn Disease Infrequently Affects the Appendix and Rarely Causes Granulomatous Appendicitis. Am J Surg Pathol. 2021 12 01; 45(12):1703-1706.
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Gammon BR, Alloy AC, Herres JP. Ultrasound in Emergency MedicinePoint-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for Isolated Pediatric Dysuria: An Unusual Presentation of Acute Appendicitis. J Emerg Med. 2021 10; 61(4):e64-e66.
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Ingram MC, Harris CJ, Studer A, Martin S, Berman L, Alder A, Raval MV. Distilling the Key Elements of Pediatric Appendicitis Clinical Practice Guidelines. J Surg Res. 2021 02; 258:105-112.
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Claffey AJ, Lal DR, Lautz TB, Rokitka DA, Rothstein DH. Appendectomy in pediatric patients with synchronous oncologic diagnosis is safe: an analysis using the national surgical quality improvement project, pediatric. Pediatr Surg Int. 2020 Nov; 36(11):1333-1338.