# Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/appendicitis-diagnosis-and-management/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the diagnosis and management of appendicitis in both adults and children. It covers topics such as the use of antibiotic therapy versus surgery, the role of CT scans in diagnosis, and guidelines for treatment. The cluster also explores complications, outcomes, and global perspectives on the condition. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | t11473 |
| Works | 335 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 335.

- [Intra-abdominal hypertension and the abdominal compartment syndrome: updated consensus definitions and clinical practice guidelines from the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome](https://scholariq.org/papers/intra-abdominal-hypertension-and-the-abdominal-compartment-syndrome-updated/)
- [Results from the International Conference of Experts on Intra-abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. I. Definitions](https://scholariq.org/papers/results-from-the-international-conference-of-experts-on-intra-abdominal/)
- [Tokyo Guidelines 2018: diagnostic criteria and severity grading of acute cholecystitis (with videos)](https://scholariq.org/papers/tokyo-guidelines-2018-diagnostic-criteria-and-severity-grading-of-acute/)
- [Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: 2020 update of the WSES Jerusalem guidelines](https://scholariq.org/papers/diagnosis-and-treatment-of-acute-appendicitis-2020-update-of-the-wses-jerusalem/)
- [2019 WSES guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis](https://scholariq.org/papers/2019-wses-guidelines-for-the-management-of-severe-acute-pancreatitis/)
- [Tokyo Guidelines 2018: flowchart for the management of acute cholecystitis](https://scholariq.org/papers/tokyo-guidelines-2018-flowchart-for-the-management-of-acute-cholecystitis/)
- [Focused Cardiac Ultrasound in the Emergent Setting: A Consensus Statement of the American Society of Echocardiography and American College of Emergency Physicians](https://scholariq.org/papers/focused-cardiac-ultrasound-in-the-emergent-setting-a-consensus-statement-of-the/)
- [Results from the International Conference of Experts on Intra-abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. II. Recommendations](https://scholariq.org/papers/results-from-the-international-conference-of-experts-on-intra-abdominal-3/)
- [Endoscopic Transgastric vs Surgical Necrosectomy for Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis](https://scholariq.org/papers/endoscopic-transgastric-vs-surgical-necrosectomy-for-infected-necrotizing/)
- [Incidence and prognosis of intraabdominal hypertension in a mixed population of critically ill patients: A multiple-center epidemiological study*](https://scholariq.org/papers/incidence-and-prognosis-of-intraabdominal-hypertension-in-a-mixed-population-of/)
- [Imaging techniques for assessment of inflammatory bowel disease: Joint ECCO and ESGAR evidence-based consensus guidelines](https://scholariq.org/papers/imaging-techniques-for-assessment-of-inflammatory-bowel-disease-joint-ecco-and/)
- [The European Association for Endoscopic Surgery clinical practice guideline on the pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic surgery](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-european-association-for-endoscopic-surgery-clinical-practice-guideline-on/)
- [Bologna guidelines for diagnosis and management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO): 2017 update of the evidence-based guidelines from the world society of emergency surgery ASBO working group](https://scholariq.org/papers/bologna-guidelines-for-diagnosis-and-management-of-adhesive-small-bowel/)
- [Diagnostic criteria and severity assessment of acute cholecystitis: Tokyo Guidelines](https://scholariq.org/papers/diagnostic-criteria-and-severity-assessment-of-acute-cholecystitis-tokyo/)
- [Development of the Crohnʼs disease digestive damage score, the Lémann score](https://scholariq.org/papers/development-of-the-crohn-s-disease-digestive-damage-score-the-lemann-score/)

## Topic primary papers

Showing 15 of 82.

- [Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: 2020 update of the WSES Jerusalem guidelines](https://scholariq.org/papers/diagnosis-and-treatment-of-acute-appendicitis-2020-update-of-the-wses-jerusalem/)
- [The Surgical Infection Society Revised Guidelines on the Management of Intra-Abdominal Infection](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-surgical-infection-society-revised-guidelines-on-the-management-of-intra/)
- [The management of intra-abdominal infections from a global perspective: 2017 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-management-of-intra-abdominal-infections-from-a-global-perspective-2017-wses/)
- [WSES Jerusalem guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis](https://scholariq.org/papers/wses-jerusalem-guidelines-for-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-acute-appendicitis/)
- [Surgical complications of diagnostic and operative gynaecological laparoscopy: a series of 29,966 cases](https://scholariq.org/papers/surgical-complications-of-diagnostic-and-operative-gynaecological-laparoscopy-a/)
- [Complicated intra-abdominal infections worldwide: the definitive data of the CIAOW Study](https://scholariq.org/papers/complicated-intra-abdominal-infections-worldwide-the-definitive-data-of-the/)
- [A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of laparoscopic versus conventional appendectomy](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-meta-analysis-of-randomized-controlled-trials-of-laparoscopic-versus/)
- [Prospective Observational Study on acute Appendicitis Worldwide (POSAW)](https://scholariq.org/papers/prospective-observational-study-on-acute-appendicitis-worldwide-posaw/)
- [Risk of perforation increases with delay in recognition and surgery for acute appendicitis](https://scholariq.org/papers/risk-of-perforation-increases-with-delay-in-recognition-and-surgery-for-acute/)
- [Effectiveness of Patient Choice in Nonoperative vs Surgical Management of Pediatric Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis](https://scholariq.org/papers/effectiveness-of-patient-choice-in-nonoperative-vs-surgical-management-of/)
- [Laparoscopic approach to acute abdomen from the Consensus Development Conference of the Società Italiana di Chirurgia Endoscopica e nuove tecnologie (SICE), Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani (ACOI), Società Italiana di Chirurgia (SIC), Società Italiana di Chirurgia d’Urgenza e del Trauma (SICUT), Società Italiana di Chirurgia nell’Ospedalità Privata (SICOP), and the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)](https://scholariq.org/papers/laparoscopic-approach-to-acute-abdomen-from-the-consensus-development-conference/)
- [WSES/GAIS/SIS-E/WSIS/AAST global clinical pathways for patients with intra-abdominal infections](https://scholariq.org/papers/wses-gais-sis-e-wsis-aast-global-clinical-pathways-for-patients-with-intra/)
- [Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy With Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis](https://scholariq.org/papers/association-of-nonoperative-management-using-antibiotic-therapy-vs-laparoscopic/)
- [Laparoscopic versus open appendicectomy in pregnancy: A systematic review](https://scholariq.org/papers/laparoscopic-versus-open-appendicectomy-in-pregnancy-a-systematic-review/)
- [Comparison of Outcomes of Laparoscopic and Open Appendectomy in Management of Uncomplicated and Complicated Appendicitis](https://scholariq.org/papers/comparison-of-outcomes-of-laparoscopic-and-open-appendectomy-in-management-of/)

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