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Management of acute appendicitis: an imaging strategy in children
Pediatric Surgery International, 10/27/09

Neufeld D et al. – The pre–operative diagnosis of acute appendicitis has markedly changed during the last couple of decades due to the advent of modern imaging technology. Nowadays, the use of imaging has dramatically changed the way authors approach children admitted to emergency room for abdominal pain with suspected AA.

Systemic Th17-like cytokine pattern in gangrenous appendicitis but not in phlegmonous appendicitis
Surgery, 11/10/09 Relevance Score: 95%

Changes in the Epidemiology of Acute Appendicitis and Appendectomy in Danish Children
European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 10/21/09 Relevance Score: 90%

C-Reactive protein is an independent surgical indication marker for appendicitis: a retrospective study
World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 11/02/09 Relevance Score: 89%

Effect of ambient air pollution on the incidence of appendicitis
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 10/27/09 Relevance Score: 88%

Complicated appendicitis in children: is laparoscopic appendectomy appropriate? A comparative study with the open appendectomy
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 10/26/09 Relevance Score: 88%