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Hyperbilirubinemia as a Significant Indicator in Diagnosis of Complicated Acute Appendicitis: A Prospective Study

Abstract
Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen in young adults.In recent years, studies emerged showing that elevated serum total bilirubin levels could indicate a complicated case of acute appendicitis.An elevated serum total bilirubin that is not explained by liver disease or biliary obstruction can be present in many patients of acute appendicitis.Patients and methods:...
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Keywords
Acute appendicitis
Medicine
Appendicitis
Intensive care medicine
Prospective cohort study
General surgery
Internal medicine
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Good health and well-being

2017
Article

Open Access


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Hyperbilirubinemia as a Significant Indicator in Diagnosis of Complicated Acute Appendicitis: A Prospective Study
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Hyperbilirubinemia as a Significant Indicator in Diagnosis of Complicated Acute Appendicitis: A Prospective Study

Abstract
Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen in young adults.In recent years, studies emerged showing that elevated serum total bilirubin levels could indicate a complicated case of acute appendicitis.An elevated serum total bilirubin that is not explained by liver disease or biliary obstruction can be present in many patients of acute appendicitis.Patients and methods:...
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Keywords
Acute appendicitis
Medicine
Appendicitis
Intensive care medicine
Prospective cohort study
General surgery
Internal medicine
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Good health and well-being

2017
Article

Open Access


pdf file