Acute appendicitis: controversies in diagnosis and management

Curr Probl Surg. 2013 Feb;50(2):54-86. doi: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2012.10.001.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Abscess / diagnosis
  • Abscess / etiology
  • Abscess / therapy
  • Algorithms
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Appendectomy / methods
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms / classification
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms / therapy
  • Appendicitis / diagnosis*
  • Appendicitis / therapy*
  • Blood Sedimentation
  • C-Reactive Protein / analysis
  • Cellulitis / therapy
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Laparoscopy
  • Leukocyte Count
  • Medical History Taking
  • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / classification
  • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / therapy
  • Physical Examination
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Prognosis
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Remission, Spontaneous
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • C-Reactive Protein