Appendicitis

Dr. Whit Holcomb discusses current concepts and controversies of appendicitis.Dr. Ponsky: Perfect. I know today we’re going to be talking about appendicitis, and I know that you’ve built a pretty robust research center there and I think tha

At the 6th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, Drs Charles Snyder, Craig Lillehei and David Powell discussthe top ten practice gaps of 2018. Here they discuss nonoperative management of uncomplicated appendicitis, focusing on rate of re

IPEG Academy Instructional Videos: Laparoscopic Appendectomy by Single Incision M.C. Mora, C.J. Aprahamian, D.A. Davies, H.D. Le, K.A. Diefenbach, D.C. Yu, G. Azzie

We all know how commonly pediatric surgeons see patients with appendicitis and how frequently new literature is published on its management. Dr. Jose Campos helped us find some of the latest publications on appendicitis management and we di

Dr. Beth Rymeski, Dr. Rod Gerardo, and Dr. Todd Ponsky discuss the recent Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium publication on acute appendicitis and how it might change management in 2020 and on. "Association of Nonoperative Management Usin

Did you miss our annual Update Course? Don't worry, we are summarizing our favorite sessions from years past. In this episode, Dr. Whit Holcomb talks us through the diagnosis and management of perforated appendicitis. Mark your calendars fo

September 2020 CONTROVERSIES IN PEDIATRIC SURGERY Webinar Series Tomas Wester (Stockholm, Sweden) Arnaud Bonnard (Paris, France) Moderated by Martin Lacher (Leipzig, Gernamy) - Augusto Zani (Toronto, Canada)

Objectives: A randomized controlled trial was conducted to test the hypothesis that povidone-iodine (PVI) irrigation versus no irrigation (NI) reduces postoperative intra-abdominal abscess (IAA) in children with perforated appendicitis.Meth

AbstractObjectiveEarly presentation and prompt diagnosis of acute appendicitis are necessary to prevent progression of disease leading to complicated appendicitis. We hypothesize that patients had a delayed presentation of acute appendiciti

Dr. Ponsky shares the findings from the Pediatrics' article, “Prospective Evaluation of a Clinical Pathway for Suspected Appendicitis.” Link to full article: https://gcmd.co/2Qzy6MH

Do you routinely give your pediatric patients narcotics after a laparoscopic appendectomy for simple appendicitis?  Dr. K. Tinsley Anderson and Dr. KuoJen Tsao evaluated their appendectomy patients at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospit