"Appendix" 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.
A worm-like blind tube extension from the CECUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D001065
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.124.526.209.290 A03.556.249.249.209.290
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| Concept/Terms |
Appendix- Appendix
- Vermiform Appendix
- Appendix, Vermiform
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Appendix" by people in Profiles.
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Oldewurtel K, Ground J, Neff M. De Garengeot Hernia: A Total Extraperitoneal Approach to a Femoral Hernia Repair. CRSLS. 2022 Apr-Jun; 9(2).
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Leung B, Madhuripan N, Bittner K, Rastegar V, Banever G, Tashjian D, Moriarty K, Polansky S, Tirabassi M. Clinical outcomes following identification of tip appendicitis on ultrasonography and CT scan. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jan; 54(1):108-111.
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Smith MP, Katz DS, Lalani T, Carucci LR, Cash BD, Kim DH, Piorkowski RJ, Small WC, Spottswood SE, Tulchinsky M, Yaghmai V, Yee J, Rosen MP. ACR Appropriateness Criteria? Right Lower Quadrant Pain--Suspected Appendicitis. Ultrasound Q. 2015 Jun; 31(2):85-91.
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Stockl T, Ross JS, Walter O, Dresser K, Lee H. Appendiceal mucosal Schwann cell proliferation: a putative histologic marker of appendiceal diverticular disease. Int J Surg Pathol. 2013 Dec; 21(6):603-9.
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Rhea JT, Halpern EF, Ptak T, Lawrason JN, Sacknoff R, Novelline RA. The status of appendiceal CT in an urban medical center 5 years after its introduction: experience with 753 patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005 Jun; 184(6):1802-8.
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Siewert B, Raptopoulos V, Liu SI, Hodin RA, Davis RB, Rosen MP. CT predictors of failed laparoscopic appendectomy. Radiology. 2003 Nov; 229(2):415-20.
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Chiou YY, Pitman MB, Hahn PF, Kim YH, Rhea JT, Mueller PR. Rare benign and malignant appendiceal lesions: spectrum of computed tomography findings with pathologic correlation. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2003 May-Jun; 27(3):297-306.
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Gutierrez CJ, Mariano MC, Faddis DM, Sullivan RR, Wong RS, Lourie DJ, Stain SC. Doppler ultrasound accurately screens patients with appendicitis. Am Surg. 1999 Nov; 65(11):1015-7.
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Sassetti C, Tangemann K, Singer MS, Kershaw DB, Rosen SD. Identification of podocalyxin-like protein as a high endothelial venule ligand for L-selectin: parallels to CD34. J Exp Med. 1998 Jun 15; 187(12):1965-75.
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Henneman PL, Marcus CS, Inkelis SH, Butler JA, Baumgartner FJ. Evaluation of children with possible appendicitis using technetium 99m leukocyte scan. Pediatrics. 1990 May; 85(5):838-43.