Case Series of Variable Acute Appendicitis in Children with SARS-CoV-2 Infection

This case series study consists of six children, aged 5–16 years, admitted to a centralized tertiary paediatric hospital serving a population of 1.9 million with acute appendicitis in the setting of SARS-CoV-2 infection. From the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020 until August 2021, 121 COVID-19-positive children were admitted to the hospital. A total of 49 (40.5%) of these patients presented with gastrointestinal symptoms, of which six were diagnosed with acute appendicitis. Five underwent an appendectomy, while one was treated conservatively. To date, it has been reported that appendicitis may have a plausible association with SARS-CoV-2 infection in children. With COVID-19 cases rising, every medical specialist, including all paediatric surgeons, must be ready to treat common acute diseases with SARS-CoV-2 infection as a comorbidity. Providers should consider testing for this infection in paediatric patients with severe gastrointestinal symptoms. Non-surgical treatment of acute appendicitis in children may gain new importance during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Further studies are needed to prove the link of causality between COVID-19 and acute appendicitis in children.

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A case series study of hypopituitarism in older patients with and without gastrointestinal symptoms

Postgraduate Medicine ◽

10.1080/00325481.2018.1479612 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 130 (5) ◽

pp. 501-506 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Xiaowei Li ◽

Hang Yang ◽

Zhijun Duan ◽

Qingyong Chang ◽

Xiaoting Wei ◽

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Keyword(s):

Older Patients ◽

Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽

Case Series ◽

Case Series Study ◽

Series Study

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Oral health of patients suffering from end-stage solid organ insufficiency prior to solid organ re-transplantation: a retrospective case series study

BMC Oral Health ◽

10.1186/s12903-021-01908-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Tobias Moest ◽

Rainer Lutz ◽

Arne Eric Jahn ◽

Katharina Heller ◽

Mario Schiffer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Surgical Treatment ◽

Surgical Intervention ◽

Case Series ◽

Solid Organ ◽

Transplant Recipients ◽

Retrospective Case ◽

Treatment Need ◽

Case Series Study ◽

Series Study ◽

Radiological Examinations

Abstract Background The oral health of organ transplanted patients before organ re-transplantation is largely unknown. This retrospective clinical study evaluates the necessity for intraoral surgical intervention and/or conservative treatment in candidates awaiting organ re-transplantation, both for graft failure and for reasons of another upcoming solid organ transplantation (renal or non-renal). Methods From January 2015 to March 2020 n = 19 transplant recipients in evaluation on the waiting list for solid organ re-transplantation could be included in the retrospective case series study. Using clinical and radiological examinations, necessity for oral surgical or conservative dental treatment was evaluated. On the basis of anamnesis data, current kidney function, renal replacement treatment (RRT), and medication, a risk profile for several patient subgroups was created. Results The clinical and radiological examinations showed a conservative and/or surgical treatment need in n = 13 cases (68.42%). In n = 7 cases (36.84%) surgical intervention was recommended due to residual root remnants (n = 5), unclear mucosal changes (n = 1), and periimplantitis (n = 1). In n = 16 recipients (84.2%) RRT (n = 15 hemodialysis; n = 1 peritoneal dialysis) had been performed. N = 14 recipients (73.68%) received immunosuppressants. In n = 1 patient (5.3%) displayed intraoral and n = 4 patients (21.1%) extraoral neoplasms due to drug-induced immunosuppression. Conclusions Solid organ transplant recipients with renal failure present a complex treatment profile due to a double burden of uremia plus immunosuppressants. In cases of surgical treatment need a hospitalized setting is recommended, where potentially necessary follow-up care and close cooperation with disciplines of internal medicine is possible in order to avoid surgical and/or internal complications.

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Surgical Treatment of Chronic Patellar Tendon Rupture: A Case Series Study

Trauma Monthly ◽

10.5812/traumamon.59259 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Mahmoud Jabalameli ◽

Abolfazl Bagherifard ◽

Hosseinali Hadi ◽

Mohammad Mujeb Mohseni ◽

Amin Yoosefzadeh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Surgical Treatment ◽

Patellar Tendon ◽

Tendon Rupture ◽

Case Series ◽

Patellar Tendon Rupture ◽

Case Series Study ◽

Series Study

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Paediatric desmoplastic medulloblastoma – Surgical treatment, adjuvant therapy, outcome survival (case series study)

Romanian Journal of Neurology ◽

10.37897/rjn.2020.1.7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 46-53

Author(s):

Raad Ahmed Hussein ◽

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Muhammed Hameed Faeadh Al-Jumaily ◽

Rana Hani Mohammed Ali Al-Shaikh Hamed ◽

Asaad F. Albayati ◽

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Keyword(s):

Surgical Treatment ◽

Adjuvant Therapy ◽

Case Series ◽

Therapy Outcome ◽

Case Series Study ◽

Desmoplastic Medulloblastoma ◽

Series Study ◽

Survival Case

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Telescoping with Multiple Revolution Cranial Osteotomies in Patients with Simple Craniosynostosis

10.5772/intechopen.94926 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Diego José Caycedo ◽

Marcela Cabal Castro ◽

Luís Fernando Santacruz

Keyword(s):

Surgical Treatment ◽

3D Reconstruction ◽

Postoperative Period ◽

Clinical Observation ◽

Case Series ◽

Cranial Growth ◽

Clinical Complications ◽

Case Series Study ◽

Cranial Deformity ◽

Series Study

Simple craniosynostosis is a cranial deformity that occurs secondary to a premature closure of one or more sutures, with a consequent alteration in cranial growth and cerebral expansion. The cranial alteration presents as flattening parallel to the compromised suture, with compensatory bulging in a perpendicular vector. The surgical treatment consists in cranial decompressions with suturectomies and simultaneous cranioplasties. Dynamic multiple revolution osteotomies allow the design of bone flaps that can help with decompression and correct secondary deformities caused by the synostosis. This multicenter descriptive case series study assessed 52 patients (12 plagiocephaly, 29 scaphocephaly, 7 brachycephaly and 4 trigonocephaly) operated in Cali, Colombia. In each case, suturectomy and telescoping with multiple revolution cranial osteotomies were designed to correct each particular deformity. No clinical complications were observed in the postoperative period (1, 90, and 180 days), and excellent outcomes with no re ossification of sutures and maintenance of the cranioplasty, based on clinical observation and findings in the 3D reconstruction scans.

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