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Appendix mass

MedGen UID:
83323
•Concept ID:
C0341353
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Appendiceal Mass; Appendix Mass; Mass of appendix
SNOMED CT: Mass of appendix (235771005); Appendix mass (235771005)

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  • CROGVAppendix mass

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The evolving management of the appendix mass in the era of laparoscopy and interventional radiology.
Forsyth J, Lasithiotakis K, Peter M
Surgeon 2017 Apr;15(2):109-115. Epub 2016 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2016.08.002. PMID: 27612947
Management of appendiceal mass.
Garba ES, Ahmed A
Ann Afr Med 2008 Dec;7(4):200-4. doi: 10.4103/1596-3519.55652. PMID: 19623924
Conservative management of appendix mass in children.
Gillick J, Velayudham M, Puri P
Br J Surg 2001 Nov;88(11):1539-42. doi: 10.1046/j.0007-1323.2001.01912.x. PMID: 11683755

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The evolving management of the appendix mass in the era of laparoscopy and interventional radiology.
Forsyth J, Lasithiotakis K, Peter M
Surgeon 2017 Apr;15(2):109-115. Epub 2016 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2016.08.002. PMID: 27612947
Inflammatory appendix mass in patients with acute appendicitis: CT diagnosis and clinical relevance.
Martin M, Lubrano J, Azizi A, Paquette B, Badet N, Delabrousse E
Emerg Radiol 2015 Feb;22(1):7-12. Epub 2014 Jul 20 doi: 10.1007/s10140-014-1256-7. PMID: 25038932
Management and outcome of neuroendocrine tumours of the appendix-a two centre UK experience.
Henderson L, Fehily C, Folaranmi S, Kelsey A, McPartland J, Jawaid WB, Craigie R, Losty PD
J Pediatr Surg 2014 Oct;49(10):1513-7. Epub 2014 Jun 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.05.019. PMID: 25280658
Laparoscopic appendectomy after conservative management of appendix mass.
Gillick J, Mohanan N, Das L, Puri P
Pediatr Surg Int 2008 Mar;24(3):299-301. Epub 2008 Jan 16 doi: 10.1007/s00383-007-2103-7. PMID: 18197408
Interval appendicectomy after resolution of adult inflammatory appendix mass--is it necessary?
Deakin DE, Ahmed I
Surgeon 2007 Feb;5(1):45-50. doi: 10.1016/s1479-666x(07)80111-9. PMID: 17313128

Diagnosis

Acute appendicitis.
Stringer MD
J Paediatr Child Health 2017 Nov;53(11):1071-1076. Epub 2017 Oct 17 doi: 10.1111/jpc.13737. PMID: 29044790
The evolving management of the appendix mass in the era of laparoscopy and interventional radiology.
Forsyth J, Lasithiotakis K, Peter M
Surgeon 2017 Apr;15(2):109-115. Epub 2016 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2016.08.002. PMID: 27612947
Management and outcome of neuroendocrine tumours of the appendix-a two centre UK experience.
Henderson L, Fehily C, Folaranmi S, Kelsey A, McPartland J, Jawaid WB, Craigie R, Losty PD
J Pediatr Surg 2014 Oct;49(10):1513-7. Epub 2014 Jun 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.05.019. PMID: 25280658
Management of appendiceal mass.
Garba ES, Ahmed A
Ann Afr Med 2008 Dec;7(4):200-4. doi: 10.4103/1596-3519.55652. PMID: 19623924
Management of appendiceal mass: controversial issues revisited.
Meshikhes AW
J Gastrointest Surg 2008 Apr;12(4):767-75. Epub 2007 Nov 13 doi: 10.1007/s11605-007-0399-1. PMID: 17999120

Therapy

European Paediatric Surgeons' Association Survey on the Management of Pediatric Appendicitis.
Zani A, Hall NJ, Rahman A, Morini F, Pini Prato A, Friedmacher F, Koivusalo A, van Heurn E, Pierro A
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2019 Feb;29(1):53-61. Epub 2018 Aug 15 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1668139. PMID: 30112745
CONTRACT Study - CONservative TReatment of Appendicitis in Children (feasibility): study protocol for a randomised controlled Trial.
Hutchings N, Wood W, Reading I, Walker E, Blazeby JM, Van't Hoff W, Young B, Crawley EM, Eaton S, Chorozoglou M, Sherratt FC, Beasant L, Corbett H, Stanton MP, Grist S, Dixon E, Hall NJ
Trials 2018 Mar 2;19(1):153. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2520-z. PMID: 29499722Free PMC Article
Acute appendicitis.
Stringer MD
J Paediatr Child Health 2017 Nov;53(11):1071-1076. Epub 2017 Oct 17 doi: 10.1111/jpc.13737. PMID: 29044790
Management of appendiceal mass: controversial issues revisited.
Meshikhes AW
J Gastrointest Surg 2008 Apr;12(4):767-75. Epub 2007 Nov 13 doi: 10.1007/s11605-007-0399-1. PMID: 17999120
Conservative management of appendix mass in children.
Gillick J, Velayudham M, Puri P
Br J Surg 2001 Nov;88(11):1539-42. doi: 10.1046/j.0007-1323.2001.01912.x. PMID: 11683755

Prognosis

Retrospective case-control study to predict a potential underlying appendiceal tumor in an acute appendicitis context based on a CT-scoring system.
Monsonis B, Zins M, Orliac C, Mandoul C, Boulay-Coletta I, Curros-Doyon F, Molinari N, Taourel P, Millet I
Eur J Radiol 2021 Mar;136:109525. Epub 2021 Jan 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2021.109525. PMID: 33454458
Management and outcome of neuroendocrine tumours of the appendix-a two centre UK experience.
Henderson L, Fehily C, Folaranmi S, Kelsey A, McPartland J, Jawaid WB, Craigie R, Losty PD
J Pediatr Surg 2014 Oct;49(10):1513-7. Epub 2014 Jun 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.05.019. PMID: 25280658
Interval appendicectomy after resolution of adult inflammatory appendix mass--is it necessary?
Deakin DE, Ahmed I
Surgeon 2007 Feb;5(1):45-50. doi: 10.1016/s1479-666x(07)80111-9. PMID: 17313128
Appendix mass: conservative management without interval appendectomy.
Hoffmann J, Lindhard A, Jensen HE
Am J Surg 1984 Sep;148(3):379-82. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(84)90476-8. PMID: 6476230

Clinical prediction guides

Acute appendicitis.
Stringer MD
J Paediatr Child Health 2017 Nov;53(11):1071-1076. Epub 2017 Oct 17 doi: 10.1111/jpc.13737. PMID: 29044790
Active observation versus interval appendicectomy after successful non-operative treatment of an appendix mass in children (CHINA study): an open-label, randomised controlled trial.
Hall NJ, Eaton S, Stanton MP, Pierro A, Burge DM; CHINA study collaborators and the Paediatric Surgery Trainees Research Network
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017 Apr;2(4):253-260. Epub 2017 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(16)30243-6. PMID: 28404154
Inflammatory appendix mass in patients with acute appendicitis: CT diagnosis and clinical relevance.
Martin M, Lubrano J, Azizi A, Paquette B, Badet N, Delabrousse E
Emerg Radiol 2015 Feb;22(1):7-12. Epub 2014 Jul 20 doi: 10.1007/s10140-014-1256-7. PMID: 25038932
Laparoscopic appendectomy after conservative management of appendix mass.
Gillick J, Mohanan N, Das L, Puri P
Pediatr Surg Int 2008 Mar;24(3):299-301. Epub 2008 Jan 16 doi: 10.1007/s00383-007-2103-7. PMID: 18197408
Conservative management of appendix mass in children.
Gillick J, Velayudham M, Puri P
Br J Surg 2001 Nov;88(11):1539-42. doi: 10.1046/j.0007-1323.2001.01912.x. PMID: 11683755

Recent systematic reviews

Is interval appendicectomy justified after successful nonoperative treatment of an appendix mass in children? A systematic review.
Hall NJ, Jones CE, Eaton S, Stanton MP, Burge DM
J Pediatr Surg 2011 Apr;46(4):767-771. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.01.019. PMID: 21496553

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