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Pediatric Appendicitis Or Not? A Retrospective Cohort Study From A Single Institution - Our Management And Factors Determining The Disease, Nimmita Srisan, Teerasak Phewplung, Katawaetee Decharun, Prapapan Rajatapiti, Paisarn Vejchapipat
Pediatric Appendicitis Or Not? A Retrospective Cohort Study From A Single Institution - Our Management And Factors Determining The Disease, Nimmita Srisan, Teerasak Phewplung, Katawaetee Decharun, Prapapan Rajatapiti, Paisarn Vejchapipat
Chulalongkorn Medical Journal
Purpose: The aims were to assess our treatment guidelines and to determine factors in differentiating children with acute appendicitis from other diseases.
Methods: Pediatric surgery consultations for suspected appendicitis from October 2019 to October 2021 was retrospectively studied. The treatment guidelines of children with suspected appendicitis were elucidated. Moreover, factors identifying the diagnosis of appendicitis were analyzed using multi-variate logistic regression.
Results: Ninety-one children were consulted for suspected appendicitis. Forty-one children (45.1%) were promptly successfully treated without observation or ultrasonography, except one negative appendectomy (2.4%). The other 50 children (54.9%), showed equivocal clinical symptoms and signs, requiring further management either …
Ultrasonography And Nailfold Capillaroscopy Assessment In Patients With Systemic Sclerosis And Their Relation To Severity Of Vasculopathy, Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed, Mohamed Ismail Abdelkareem, Khaled Mohamed Tawfik, Amin Abdelhamed Abdelhady
Ultrasonography And Nailfold Capillaroscopy Assessment In Patients With Systemic Sclerosis And Their Relation To Severity Of Vasculopathy, Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed, Mohamed Ismail Abdelkareem, Khaled Mohamed Tawfik, Amin Abdelhamed Abdelhady
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal
Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a disease of unknown etiology characterized by tissue fibrosis and microvascular abnormalities. Microvascular damages of the hand can easily be evaluated using nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC). Aim: To evaluate the relationship between microvascular damages assessed by Nailfold capillaroscopy and macrovascular features evaluated by Doppler Ultrasound to assess the severity of hand involvement and vasculopathy in Systemic Sclerosis. Methods: This study was carried out on 50 adult patients with progressive SSc. Results: According to Nailfold Capillaroscopy findings, 9 (18%) patient diagnosed as early phase of SSc while 24 (48%) patients were at late phase and 17 (34%) …