"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 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 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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Ingested Foreign Bodies Can Cause Appendicitis and Perforation: A Multi-Institutional Case Series. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2022 Sep-Oct; 25(5):499-503.
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Management of appendiceal carcinoid tumors in children. J Surg Res. 2015 Oct; 198(2):384-7.
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Use of appendix for renal transplant urinary diversion after complete transplant ureteral necrosis: a 12-year follow-up. Urology. 2015 Mar; 85(3):674-5.
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Image of the month. Appendiceal endometriosis. JAMA Surg. 2013 May; 148(5):481-2.
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Peri-appendiceal inflammation in an 8-year-old child with chronic ulcerative colitis. Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2011; 41(3):288-9.
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Charleston pouch continent cutaneous urinary diversion. BJU Int. 2011 Jan; 107(1):162-74.
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Crohn's disease limited to the appendix: a case report in a pediatric patient. Pediatr Surg Int. 2010 Nov; 26(11):1125-8.
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The NANETS consensus guideline for the diagnosis and management of neuroendocrine tumors: well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors of the Jejunum, Ileum, Appendix, and Cecum. Pancreas. 2010 Aug; 39(6):753-66.
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Intussusception of the appendix causing small bowel obstruction in a patient with cystic fibrosis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2010 Jan; 50(1):1.
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Long-term multi-institutional evaluation of Charleston pouch I continent cutaneous urinary diversion. J Urol. 2007 Jun; 177(6):2217-20.