scholarly journals On the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and its complications

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 66-70
Author(s):  
Sh G Avakyan ◽  
I Yu Kim ◽  
E S Tatevosov ◽  
G F An GF ◽  
N V Zotova ◽  
...  

The article summarizes the long-term experience of the department of ultrasound diagnostics on the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute diseases of the abdominal organs for urgent reasons, including acute appendicitis and its complications. During the period from 2007 to 2017, more than 4.5 thousand patients were examined. The analysis showed that with a relatively stable indicator of the total number of studies, the share of ultrasound studies for urgent indications during this time increased from 9 to 14.5% per year. The experience shows that the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute diseases of the abdominal organs should include a targeted study of the right iliac region to exclude acute appendicitis, especially in cases where it is not possible to identify the cause of acute pain from other abdominal organs, kidneys and pelvic organs.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyu Xu ◽  
Yuying Jin ◽  
Ning Pan ◽  
Muqing Cao ◽  
Jin Jing ◽  
...  

Abstract Cantonese and Mandarin are logographic languages, and the phonology is the main difference between the two languages. It is unclear whether long-term experience of Cantonese-Mandarin bilingualism will shape different brain white matter structures of pathways related to phonological processing. 30 Cantonese-Mandarin bilinguals and 30 Mandarin monolinguals completed diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) scans and phonological processing tasks. The tractography and TBSS were used to investigate the structural differences in the bilateral superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF), inferior longitudinal fasciculus (ILF) and inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus (IFOF) between Cantonese-Mandarin bilinguals and Mandarin monolinguals. Post-hoc correlation analysis was conducted to investigate the relationship between the different structures with phonological processing skills. Compared to the Mandarin monolinguals, the Cantonese-Mandarin bilinguals had higher fractional anisotropy (FA) along the left ILF, higher mean diffusivity (MD) in the clusters along the temporoparietal segment of SLF (tSLF), as well as higher axial diffusivity (AD) in the right tSLF, IFOF, bilateral ILF. The mean AD of the different voxels in the right IFOF and the mean FA of the different voxels in the left ILF were positively correlated with the inverse efficiency score (IES) of the Cantonese auditory and Mandarin visual rhyming judgment tasks respectively within the bilingual group. Long-term experience of Cantonese-Mandarin bilinguals shape different brain white matter structures including right tSLF, IFOF, bilateral ILF. The bilinguals’ white matter showed higher diffusivity, especially in the axonal direction, than the monolinguals. These changes were related to bilinguals’ phonological processing.


2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-14
Author(s):  
Radovan Madleňák ◽  
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Mário Al Kassiri

Knowledge is learning, as short explanation meaning. Knowledge is gained by long-term experience, continual learning, as well as by finding the right solutions for the issue. The longer we take the time for solving and analysing the issue the better given solution can be obtained. Knowledge is very closely linked with creativity, as Einstein had mentioned, Creativity has no boundaries, but it is a process that requires knowledge of the problem and longer term experience according to research. The knowledge economy is very important for growing economies. Countries which are rich of raw material resources yet don't need to be countries which are part of developed countries. This might be caused by not supporting the ideas of innovations, education, or research and development. Simply we can say that growing economics is based on knowledge.


Author(s):  
Дмитрий Валериевич Судаков ◽  
Олег Валериевич Судаков ◽  
Евгений Владимирович Белов ◽  
Наталья Владимировна Якушева ◽  
Оксана Анатольевна Тюрина

Статья посвящена анализу особенностей клинико-соноскопических показателей острого аппендицита (ОА) у молодежи. Тематика является актуальной, так как в декабре 2020 года, правительством РФ были изменены возрастные рамки понятия «молодежь» - увеличены с 30 до 35 лет. Особенностью работы стало использование УЗИ - методик в комплексной диагностике ОА, которые в настоящее время не являются обязательными в стандарте обследования пациентов с подозрением на ОА. Данная работа стала результатом попытки выявить основные клинико-соноскопические симптомы ОА у молодежи, которые могли бы своевременно помочь с адекватной дифференциальной диагностикой в будущем и возможно «лечь» в основу будущего стандарта обследования. Объектами исследования послужило 150 пациентов, мужчин и женщин, в возрасте от 18 до 35 лет, мужчин (n=71) и женщин (n=59). Все больные были разделены на 3 группы по 50 человек. В 1 группу вошли больные, поступающие с жалобами на боли различного характера в области живота, которым впоследствии не был установлен диагноз ОА. 2 группу составили пациенты, которым выполняли общее УЗИ обследование органов брюшной полости и у которых впоследствии был подтвержден диагноз ОА. В 3 группу вошли пациенты, которым отдельно выполняли УЗИ правой подвздошной области и у которых впоследствии также подтверждался диагноз ОА. Основой исследования стал подробный анализ жалоб (клинических проявлений) пациентов, изучение их температуры тела и локализации боли. Так, у пациентов с ОА наиболее частой локализацией стала правая подвздошная область, а температура редко превышала 37,5 С. В дальнейшем, в работе был проведен комплексный анализ ОАК и Б/Х крови. Было установлено, что у пациентов с ОА наиболее значимо определялись изменения «маркеров» воспалительного процесса - лейкоцитоз, СОЭ, нейтрофильный сдвиг влево; изменения биохимии наоборот-были свойственны пациентам 1 группы - без ОА. Интересной особенностью стало выявление сопутствующих хронических заболеваний. Отмечалось, что с повышением возраста «молодежи» выявлялся и рост числа различных заболеваний. В завершении исследования проводилось изучение данных УЗИ-симптомов, которые были разделены на прямые и косвенные. Статья интересна практикующим врачам - хирургам и УЗИ-диагностам The article is devoted to the analysis of the features of the clinical and sonoscopic indicators of acute appenicitis (OA) in young people. The topic is relevant, since in December 2020, the government of the Russian Federation changed the age range of the concept of "youth" - increased from 30 to 35 years. A feature of the work was the use of ultrasound - techniques in the complex diagnosis of OA, which are currently not mandatory in the standard of examination of patients with suspected OA. This work was the result of an attempt to identify the main clinical and sonoscopic symptoms of OA in young people, which could promptly help with adequate differential diagnosis in the future and possibly "form" the basis of the future examination standard. The objects of the study were 150 patients, men and women, aged 18 to 35 years, men (n = 71) and women (n = 59). All patients were divided into 3 groups of 50 people each. Group 1 consisted of patients admitted with complaints of pains of various nature in the abdominal region, who were not subsequently diagnosed with OA. Group 2 consisted of patients who underwent a general ultrasound examination of the abdominal organs and in whom the diagnosis of OA was subsequently confirmed. Group 3 included patients who underwent a separate ultrasound examination of the right iliac region and who subsequently also had a diagnosis of OA. The study was based on a detailed analysis of complaints (clinical manifestations) of patients, the study of their body temperature and localization of pain. Thus, in patients with OA, the most frequent localization was the right iliac region, and the temperature rarely exceeded 37.5 C. Later, a comprehensive analysis of the OAC and B / C blood was carried out in the work. It was found that in patients with OA, the most significant changes in the "markers" of the inflammatory process were determined - leukocytosis, ESR, neutrophilic shift to the left; changes in biochemistry, on the contrary, were characteristic of patients of group 1 - without OA. An interesting feature was the identification of concomitant chronic diseases. It was noted that with an increase in the age of the "youth", an increase in the number of various diseases was also revealed. At the end of the study, we studied the data of ultrasound symptoms, which were divided into direct and indirect. The article is interesting for practicing doctors - surgeons and ultrasound diagnostics


1937 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 647-647
Author(s):  
E. Auslander

The author cites a case where a 65-year-old woman who had complained for 30 years of pain in the right iliac region was admitted to the hospital with sharp pains in the right abdomen, suggesting acute appendicitis.


Author(s):  
Orville T. Magoon ◽  
Joan L. Pope ◽  
Robert L. Sloan ◽  
Donald D. Treadwell
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2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ramiro José Daud ◽  
Horacio Freile ◽  
Mauricio Freile ◽  
Soledad Mariano

A case report on a 49-year-old female with diagnoses of ocular hypertension in her left eye (LE) treated with 250 mg/day acetazolamide for 2 years. During the slit-lamp examination, complete occlusion of both iridocorneal angles was detected. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was 10 and 35 mmHg in the right eye and LE, respectively. Phacotrabeculectomy was performed in the LE. After 1 month of the procedure, the patient developed a slowly progressive miopization from −1 to −3 diopters (D) the following months. Approximately 3 months after surgery, the patient developed an episode of acute pain, athalamia, and IOP 45 mmHg in her LE. Late-onset malignant glaucoma was suspected and the patient was treated with topical hypotensive and cycloplegic agent until a prompt vitrectomy was performed. Deepening of the anterior chamber and restoration of IOP to normal range was obtained after surgery.


GYNECOLOGY ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 35-41
Author(s):  
T Yu Pestrikova ◽  
I V Yurasov ◽  
E A Yurasova

Medical, social and economic relevance of inflammatory diseases of the woman's reproductive organs requires a very careful attitude to the diagnosis and treatment of this pathology. The number of patients with genital infections and inflammatory diseases of the pelvic organs can takes the first place in structure of gynecological morbidity, and is 60.4-65.0%, and this fact is not unique to Russia, but all over the world. Incidence rate of inflammatory diseases of the pelvic organs in the first decade of the twenty-first century is increased at 1.4 times in patients who are from 18 to 24 years old and at 1.8 times in patients aged 25-29 years. At the same time, the cost of diagnosis and treatment has increased, reaching 50-60% of the total cost of providing gynecological care for population. The inflammatory diseases of pelvic organs are a collective concept. It includes of various nosological forms. There are numerous contradictions in the views on diagnostic approaches and treatment tactics, the nature of screening and control over the long-term results of treatment, the etiological and pathogenetic significance of various microorganisms found in the genital tract in patients with inflammatory diseases of the pelvic organs. Currently, there are many opinions among specialists about diagnostic approaches and treatment tactics, the type of screening and monitoring the long-term results of treatment, the etiological and pathogenetic role of various microorganisms which can be found in the genital tract in patients with inflammatory diseases. This review presents the results of a modern approach to the diagnosis, management and rehabilitation of patients with inflammatory diseases of the pelvic organs.


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