The challenge is now to incorporate preoperative computed tomography scan and postoperative colonoscopy into routine practice for patients aged over 40 years presenting with acute appendicitis
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.08.034
The challenge is now to incorporate preoperative computed tomography scan and postoperative colonoscopy into routine practice for patients aged over 40 years presenting with acute appendicitis
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Reply: Incorporating preoperative computed tomography (CT) scan and colonoscopy in the practice of acute appendicitis patients at high risk for malignancy.Surgery. 2021 May;169(5):1260. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.09.034. Epub 2020 Oct 31. Surgery. 2021. PMID: 33139066 No abstract available.
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Increased risk of malignancy for patients older than 40 years with appendicitis and an appendix wider than 10 mm on computed tomography scan: A post hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter study.Surgery. 2020 Oct;168(4):701-706. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.05.044. Epub 2020 Jul 29. Surgery. 2020. PMID: 32739139
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