 Appendectomy
"Appendectomy" 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.
Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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D001062
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.210.078
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Appendectomy" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Appendectomy" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Appendectomy" by people in Profiles.
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St Peter SD, Adibe OO, Iqbal CW, Fike FB, Sharp SW, Juang D, Lanning D, Murphy JP, Andrews WS, Sharp RJ, Snyder CL, Holcomb GW, Ostlie DJ. Irrigation versus suction alone during laparoscopic appendectomy for perforated appendicitis: a prospective randomized trial. Ann Surg. 2012 Oct; 256(4):581-5.
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Rice-Townsend S, Hall M, Barnes JN, Baxter JK, Rangel SJ. Hospital readmission after management of appendicitis at freestanding children's hospitals: contemporary trends and financial implications. J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Jun; 47(6):1170-6.
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Dennett KV, Tracy S, Fisher S, Charron G, Zurakowski D, Calvert CE, Chen C. Treatment of perforated appendicitis in children: what is the cost? J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Jun; 47(6):1177-84.
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Bachur RG, Hennelly K, Callahan MJ, Chen C, Monuteaux MC. Diagnostic imaging and negative appendectomy rates in children: effects of age and gender. Pediatrics. 2012 May; 129(5):877-84.
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Raval MV, Deans KJ, Rangel SJ, Kelleher KJ, Moss RL. Factors associated with imaging modality choice in children with appendicitis. J Surg Res. 2012 Sep; 177(1):131-6.
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Smink DS, Peyre SE, Soybel DI, Tavakkolizadeh A, Vernon AH, Anastakis DJ. Utilization of a cognitive task analysis for laparoscopic appendectomy to identify differentiated intraoperative teaching objectives. Am J Surg. 2012 Apr; 203(4):540-5.
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Bachur RG, Hennelly K, Callahan MJ, Monuteaux MC. Advanced radiologic imaging for pediatric appendicitis, 2005-2009: trends and outcomes. J Pediatr. 2012 Jun; 160(6):1034-8.
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Cole MA, Maldonado N. Evidence-based management of suspected appendicitis in the emergency department. Emerg Med Pract. 2011 Oct; 13(10):1-29; quiz 29.
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Khor TS, Shen J, Lauwers GY, Deshpande V. Comment on the article by Chetty et al on combined classical carcinoid and goblet cell carcinoid tumor: a new morphologic variant of carcinoid tumor of the appendix. (Am J Surg Pathol 34(8): 1163-1167). Am J Surg Pathol. 2011 Aug; 35(8):1248-50.
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Colon MJ, Telem D, Divino CM, Chin EH. Laparoendoscopic single site surgery can be performed completely with standard equipment. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2011 Aug; 21(4):292-4.
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