 Appendicitis
"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Appendicitis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Appendicitis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2016 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2017 | 9 | 1 | 10 | | 2018 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2020 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 2021 | 11 | 0 | 11 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2024 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Appendicitis" by people in Profiles.
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Patwardhan UM, Kahan A, Eldredge RS, Russell KW, Lee J, Short SS, Padilla B, Cairo SB, Acker SN, Jensen AR, Kelley-Quon LI, Rothstein DH, Fialkowski EA, Chao SD, Gillory L, Pandya S, Diaz-Miron J, Ignacio RC. Comparison of Postoperative Antibiotic Protocols for Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Study. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Apr; 60(4):162165.
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Gallego-Navarro C, Beckermann J, Linnaus ME, Swartz HJ, Stewart S, York JM, Gassner RR, Kasal CA, Seidel AG, Wachter CJ, Kooda KJ, Rich JR, Sawyer MD. Optimizing Antibiotic Management for Adult Patients Presenting with Acute Perforated Appendicitis: A Quality Improvement Study. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2025 Apr; 26(3):143-149.
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Barone-Camp A, Louiselle A, Bothwell S, Diaz-Miron J, Hills-Dunlap J, Gosain A, Blakely M, Acker SN. Using shock index, pediatric age adjusted (SIPA) to predict prolonged length of stay in perforated appendicitis: a retrospective review. Pediatr Surg Int. 2024 Nov 05; 40(1):290.
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Bonomo RA, Tamma PD, Abrahamian FM, Bessesen M, Chow AW, Dellinger EP, Edwards MS, Goldstein E, Hayden MK, Humphries R, Kaye KS, Potoski BA, Rodr?guez-Ba?o J, Sawyer R, Skalweit M, Snydman DR, Donnelly K, Loveless J. 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America on Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections: Diagnostic Imaging of Suspected Acute Appendicitis in Adults, Children, and Pregnant People. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 10 04; 79(Suppl 3):S94-S103.
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Salman R, Seghers VJ, Schiess DM, Nguyen HN, Sher AC, Mertiri L, Sammer MBK. Ultrasound imaging of bowel obstruction in infants and children. Radiol Med. 2024 Aug; 129(8):1241-1251.
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Beckermann J, Linnaus ME, Swartz H, Stewart S, York J, Gassner RR, Kasal CA, Seidel AG, Wachter CJ, Kooda KJ, Rich JR, Sawyer MD. Optimizing antibiotic management for patients with acute appendicitis: A quality improvement study. Surgery. 2024 05; 175(5):1352-1357.
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Butts CA, Byerly S, Nahmias J, Gelbard R, Ziesmann M, Bruns B, Davidson GH, Di Saverio S, Esposito TJ, Fischkoff K, Joseph B, Kaafarani H, Mentula P, Podda M, Sakran JV, Salminen P, Sammalkorpi H, Sawyer RG, Skeete D, Tesoriero R, Yeh DD. A core outcome set for appendicitis: A consensus approach utilizing modified Delphi methodology. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Mar 01; 96(3):487-492.
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Zeineddin S, Aldrink JH, Bering J, Hoyt DW, Kastenberg ZJ, Brungardt J, Dasgupta R, Rinehardt HN, Malek MM, Ziogas IA, Roach JP, Craig BT, Rothstein DH, Lautz TB. Multi-institutional assessment of the prevalence of neuroendocrine tumors in children undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis in the United States. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 11; 70(11):e30620.
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Grubenhoff JA, Perry MF. Complementary Approaches to Identifying Missed Diagnostic Opportunities in Hospitalized Children. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 07 01; 13(7):e186-e188.
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Diercks DB, Adkins EJ, Harrison N, Sokolove PE, Kwok H, Wolf SJ, Diercks DB, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Friedman B, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Moran M, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Tomaszewski CA, Trent S, Valente JH, Wall SP, Westafer LM, Yu Y, Cantrill SV, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Appendicitis: Approved by ACEP Board of Directors February 1, 2023. Ann Emerg Med. 2023 06; 81(6):e115-e152.
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