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  2. Appendectomy - Wikipedia

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    Complicated (perforated) appendicitis should undergo prompt surgical intervention. [1] There has been significant recent trial evidence that uncomplicated appendicitis can be treated with either antibiotics or appendicectomy, [4] [5] with 51% of those treated with antibiotics avoiding an appendectomy after 3 years. [6]

  3. Appendicitis - Wikipedia

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    Acute appendicitis [81] is typically managed by surgery. While antibiotics are safe and effective for treating uncomplicated appendicitis, [16] [7] [82] 31% of people had a recurrence within a year and required an eventual appendectomy. [83] Antibiotics are less effective if an appendicolith is present. [84]

  4. Valentino's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Valentino's syndrome is pain presenting in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen caused by a duodenal ulcer with perforation through the retroperitoneum. [1]It is named after Rudolph Valentino, an Italian actor, who presented with right lower quadrant pain in New York, which turned out to be a perforated peptic ulcer.

  5. Peritonitis - Wikipedia

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    If properly treated, typical cases of surgically correctable peritonitis (e.g., perforated peptic ulcer, appendicitis, and diverticulitis) have a mortality rate of about <10% in otherwise healthy people. The mortality rate rises to 35% in peritonitis patients who develop sepsis, and patients who have underlying renal insufficiency and ...

  6. Anaerobic infection - Wikipedia

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    Perforated appendicitis, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease with perforation and gastrointestinal surgery are often associated with polymicrobial infections caused by aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, where the number of isolates can average 12 (two-thirds are generally anaerobes). [27]

  7. Pylephlebitis - Wikipedia

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    Pylephlebitis is an uncommon thrombophlebitis of the portal vein or any of its branches (i.e. a portal vein thrombosis) that is caused by infection.It is usually a complication of intra-abdominal sepsis, most often following diverticulitis, perforated appendicitis, or peritonitis.

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  9. Intra-abdominal infection - Wikipedia

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    MRI scan is less readily available than CT scan or ultrasound in hospitals to diagnose IAIs. However, it has been proposed to be used in those who are pregnant and have inconclusive findings on ultrasound. The sensitivity and specificity of MRI in diagnosing acute appendicitis are 94% and 96% respectively. [2]

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