"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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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 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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Patient Factors Associated With Appendectomy Within 30 Days of Initiating Antibiotic Treatment for Appendicitis. JAMA Surg. 2022 Mar 01; 157(3):e216900.
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A Randomized Trial Comparing Antibiotics with Appendectomy for Appendicitis. N Engl J Med. 2020 11 12; 383(20):1907-1919.
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Appendiceal Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease Mimicking Appendiceal Tumor or Appendicitis: A Case Report. Korean J Radiol. 2016 Jan-Feb; 17(1):56-8.
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Location of the appendix in the gravid patient. J Emerg Med. 2014 May; 46(5):741-4.
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Manifestations of pediatric appendicopathia oxyurica. Am Surg. 2013 Sep; 79(9):873-4.
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Intussusception of the appendix mimicking appendicitis during pregnancy: a case report. J Reprod Med. 2009 May; 54(5):327-9.
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Appendicovesical fistula in a girl with cystic fibrosis. J Pediatr Surg. 1997 Dec; 32(12):1793-4.
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Diarrhea due to Escherichia coli strain RDEC-1 in the rabbit: the peyer's patch as the initial site of attachment and colonization. J Infect Dis. 1981 Mar; 143(3):440-6.