"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Appendicitis" by people in Profiles.
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Trial Participation and Outcomes Among English-Speaking and Spanish-Speaking Patients With Appendicitis Randomized to Antibiotics: A Secondary Analysis of the CODA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2023 09 01; 158(9):901-908.
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Association of Patient Belief About Success of Antibiotics for Appendicitis and Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis of the CODA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2022 12 01; 157(12):1080-1087.
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Perception of Treatment Success and Impact on Function with Antibiotics or Appendectomy for Appendicitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial with an Observational Cohort. Ann Surg. 2023 06 01; 277(6):886-893.
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Self-selection vs Randomized Assignment of Treatment for Appendicitis. JAMA Surg. 2022 07 01; 157(7):598-608.
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Analysis of Outcomes Associated With Outpatient Management of Nonoperatively Treated Patients With Appendicitis. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 07 01; 5(7):e2220039.
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Patient Factors Associated With Appendectomy Within 30 Days of Initiating Antibiotic Treatment for Appendicitis. JAMA Surg. 2022 Mar 01; 157(3):e216900.
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Antibiotics versus Appendectomy for Acute Appendicitis - Longer-Term Outcomes. N Engl J Med. 2021 12 16; 385(25):2395-2397.
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Current Applications of Pediatric Abdominal Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Pediatr Ann. 2021 Oct; 50(10):e419-e423.
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Body mass index as an indicator of the likelihood of ultrasound visualization of the appendix in pregnant women with suspicion of appendicitis. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2020 09; 45(9):2637-2646.
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Cecal wedge resection appendectomy for the management of appendiceal polyps. Tech Coloproctol. 2016 Nov; 20(11):781-784.