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Appendicitis

MedGen UID:
1630
Concept ID:
C0003615
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Acute Appendicitis; appendicitis; inflammation of vermiform appendix; vermiform appendix inflammation
SNOMED CT: Appendicitis (74400008)
 
HPO: HP:6000143
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005649

Definition

Appendicitis is inflammation of the vermiform appendix. Appendix a hollow organ located at the tip of the cecum, usually in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Moris D, Paulson EK, Pappas TN
JAMA 2021 Dec 14;326(22):2299-2311. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.20502. PMID: 34905026
Di Saverio S, Podda M, De Simone B, Ceresoli M, Augustin G, Gori A, Boermeester M, Sartelli M, Coccolini F, Tarasconi A, De' Angelis N, Weber DG, Tolonen M, Birindelli A, Biffl W, Moore EE, Kelly M, Soreide K, Kashuk J, Ten Broek R, Gomes CA, Sugrue M, Davies RJ, Damaskos D, Leppäniemi A, Kirkpatrick A, Peitzman AB, Fraga GP, Maier RV, Coimbra R, Chiarugi M, Sganga G, Pisanu A, De' Angelis GL, Tan E, Van Goor H, Pata F, Di Carlo I, Chiara O, Litvin A, Campanile FC, Sakakushev B, Tomadze G, Demetrashvili Z, Latifi R, Abu-Zidan F, Romeo O, Segovia-Lohse H, Baiocchi G, Costa D, Rizoli S, Balogh ZJ, Bendinelli C, Scalea T, Ivatury R, Velmahos G, Andersson R, Kluger Y, Ansaloni L, Catena F
World J Emerg Surg 2020 Apr 15;15(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13017-020-00306-3. PMID: 32295644Free PMC Article
Snyder MJ, Guthrie M, Cagle S
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jul 1;98(1):25-33. PMID: 30215950

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gil LA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC
Adv Pediatr 2023 Aug;70(1):105-122. Epub 2023 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.yapd.2023.03.003. PMID: 37422289
Catal O, Ozer B, Sit M, Erkol H
Cir Cir 2021;89(3):303-308. doi: 10.24875/CIRU.20001277. PMID: 34037600
Bom WJ, Scheijmans JCG, Salminen P, Boermeester MA
Scand J Surg 2021 Jun;110(2):170-179. Epub 2021 Apr 14 doi: 10.1177/14574969211008330. PMID: 33851877Free PMC Article
Téoule P, Laffolie J, Rolle U, Reissfelder C
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2020 Nov 6;117(45):764-774. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0764. PMID: 33533331Free PMC Article
Snyder MJ, Guthrie M, Cagle S
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jul 1;98(1):25-33. PMID: 30215950

Diagnosis

Borruel Nacenta S, Ibáñez Sanz L, Sanz Lucas R, Depetris MA, Martínez Chamorro E
Radiologia (Engl Ed) 2023 Mar;65 Suppl 1:S81-S91. doi: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2022.09.010. PMID: 37024234
Jumah S, Wester T
Pediatr Surg Int 2022 Nov 28;39(1):11. doi: 10.1007/s00383-022-05284-y. PMID: 36441297Free PMC Article
Bom WJ, Scheijmans JCG, Salminen P, Boermeester MA
Scand J Surg 2021 Jun;110(2):170-179. Epub 2021 Apr 14 doi: 10.1177/14574969211008330. PMID: 33851877Free PMC Article
Snyder MJ, Guthrie M, Cagle S
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jul 1;98(1):25-33. PMID: 30215950
Bhangu A, Søreide K, Di Saverio S, Assarsson JH, Drake FT
Lancet 2015 Sep 26;386(10000):1278-1287. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00275-5. PMID: 26460662

Therapy

Jalava K, Sallinen V, Lampela H, Malmi H, Steinholt I, Augestad KM, Leppäniemi A, Mentula P
Lancet 2023 Oct 28;402(10412):1552-1561. Epub 2023 Sep 14 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01311-9. PMID: 37717589
Writing Group for the CODA Collaborative, Monsell SE, Voldal EC, Davidson GH, Fischkoff K, Coleman N, Bizzell B, Price T, Narayan M, Siparsky N, Thompson CM, Ayoung-Chee P, Odom SR, Sanchez S, Drake FT, Johnson J, Cuschieri J, Evans HL, Liang MK, McGrane K, Hatch Q, Victory J, Wisler J, Salzberg M, Ferrigno L, Kaji A, DeUgarte DA, Gibbons MM, Alam HB, Scott J, Kao LS, Self WH, Winchell RJ, Villegas CM, Talan DA, Kessler LG, Lavallee DC, Krishnadasan A, Lawrence SO, Comstock B, Fannon E, Flum DR, Heagerty PJ
JAMA Surg 2022 Mar 1;157(3):e216900. Epub 2022 Mar 9 doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.6900. PMID: 35019975Free PMC Article
Coccolini F, Fugazzola P, Sartelli M, Cicuttin E, Sibilla MG, Leandro G, De' Angelis GL, Gaiani F, Di Mario F, Tomasoni M, Catena F, Ansaloni L
Acta Biomed 2018 Dec 17;89(9-S):119-134. doi: 10.23750/abm.v89i9-S.7905. PMID: 30561405Free PMC Article
Huang L, Yin Y, Yang L, Wang C, Li Y, Zhou Z
JAMA Pediatr 2017 May 1;171(5):426-434. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.0057. PMID: 28346589Free PMC Article
Salminen P, Paajanen H, Rautio T, Nordström P, Aarnio M, Rantanen T, Tuominen R, Hurme S, Virtanen J, Mecklin JP, Sand J, Jartti A, Rinta-Kiikka I, Grönroos JM
JAMA 2015 Jun 16;313(23):2340-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.6154. PMID: 26080338

Prognosis

Delgado-Miguel C, Muñoz-Serrano AJ, Barrena Delfa S, Núñez Cerezo V, Velayos M, Estefanía K, Bueno Jiménez A, Martínez L
Cir Pediatr 2020 Jan 20;33(1):20-24. PMID: 32166919
Perez KS, Allen SR
JAAPA 2018 Sep;31(9):35-41. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000544304.30954.40. PMID: 30153202
Teixeira PG, Demetriades D
Adv Surg 2013;47:119-40. doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2013.02.002. PMID: 24298848
Redan JA, Tempel MB, Harrison S, Zhu X
JSLS 2013 Jan-Mar;17(1):9-14. doi: 10.4293/108680812X13517013318355. PMID: 23743367Free PMC Article
D'Souza N
BMJ Clin Evid 2011 Jan 7;2011 PMID: 21477397Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Hajibandeh S, Hajibandeh S, Hobbs N, Mansour M
Am J Surg 2020 Jan;219(1):154-163. Epub 2019 Apr 27 doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.04.018. PMID: 31056211
Awayshih MMA, Nofal MN, Yousef AJ
Pan Afr Med J 2019;34:15. Epub 2019 Sep 6 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.15.17803. PMID: 31762884Free PMC Article
Hwang ME
Radiol Technol 2018 Jan;89(3):224-237. PMID: 29298941
Glass CC, Rangel SJ
Semin Pediatr Surg 2016 Aug;25(4):198-203. Epub 2016 May 10 doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2016.05.001. PMID: 27521708
Dingemann J, Ure B
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2012 Jun;22(3):195-200. Epub 2012 Jul 5 doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1320017. PMID: 22767172

Recent systematic reviews

de Almeida Leite RM, Seo DJ, Gomez-Eslava B, Hossain S, Lesegretain A, de Souza AV, Bay CP, Zilberstein B, Marchi E, Machado RB, Barchi LC, Ricciardi R
JAMA Surg 2022 Sep 1;157(9):828-834. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.2937. PMID: 35895073Free PMC Article
Köhler F, Hendricks A, Kastner C, Müller S, Boerner K, Wagner JC, Lock JF, Wiegering A
Int J Colorectal Dis 2021 Oct;36(10):2283-2286. Epub 2021 Apr 14 doi: 10.1007/s00384-021-03927-5. PMID: 33852068Free PMC Article
Kave M, Parooie F, Salarzaei M
World J Emerg Surg 2019;14:37. Epub 2019 Jul 22 doi: 10.1186/s13017-019-0254-1. PMID: 31367227Free PMC Article
Benabbas R, Hanna M, Shah J, Sinert R
Acad Emerg Med 2017 May;24(5):523-551. doi: 10.1111/acem.13181. PMID: 28214369
Gorter RR, Eker HH, Gorter-Stam MA, Abis GS, Acharya A, Ankersmit M, Antoniou SA, Arolfo S, Babic B, Boni L, Bruntink M, van Dam DA, Defoort B, Deijen CL, DeLacy FB, Go PM, Harmsen AM, van den Helder RS, Iordache F, Ket JC, Muysoms FE, Ozmen MM, Papoulas M, Rhodes M, Straatman J, Tenhagen M, Turrado V, Vereczkei A, Vilallonga R, Deelder JD, Bonjer J
Surg Endosc 2016 Nov;30(11):4668-4690. Epub 2016 Sep 22 doi: 10.1007/s00464-016-5245-7. PMID: 27660247Free PMC Article

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