 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2013 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2017 | 9 | 1 | 10 | | 2018 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2020 | 10 | 0 | 10 | | 2021 | 12 | 0 | 12 | | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2023 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 2024 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Appendicitis" by people in Profiles.
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Pemmasani S, Davis RT, George J, Novotny NM, Swor R, Menoch M. Analgesia and Imaging Practices in Pediatric Appendicitis: A 14-Year Retrospective Trend Analysis. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2026 Jul 01; 42(7):e86-e93.
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Shashi KK, Johnston P, Bixby SD, Bachur RG, Rangel S, Callahan MJ. Equivocal MRI findings of suspected acute appendicitis in children and young adults: utilization of novel 5-component scoring system for improving diagnostic accuracy. Emerg Radiol. 2026 Apr; 33(2):217-228.
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Dessie AS, Kwok M, Mills L, Sivitz A, Elkhunovich M, Nti B, Constantine E, Bergmann K, Ekpenyong A, Toney A, Li X, Dayan PS, Kessler D. Prospective Observational Study of Emergency Department Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Differentiate Between Complicated and Uncomplicated Appendicitis. J Ultrasound Med. 2025 Aug; 44(8):1473-1480.
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Rook JM, Kelley-Quon LI, Jen HC, Gidwani R. Association of High-Deductible Health Plans and Complicated Appendicitis Among Children. Ann Surg. 2026 Aug 01; 284(2):421-428.
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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, Rodríguez-Baño 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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