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Publication Name World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID 47070
Country/Territory Japan
Received
2019-03-12 05:40
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2019-03-13 00:32
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2019-03-25 23:59
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2019-03-28 01:32
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2019-05-10 09:51
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2019-05-11 15:03
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2019-05-11 15:03
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2019-06-26 06:21
ISSN 2307-8960 (online)
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Category Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type Case Control Study
Article Title Clinical differentiation of acute appendicitis and right colonic diverticulitis: A case-control study
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Yosuke Sasaki, Fumiya Komatsu, Naoyasu Kashima, Takahiro Sato, Ikutaka Takemoto, Sho Kijima, Tadashi Maeda, Takamasa Ishii, Taito Miyazaki, Yoshiko Honda, Nagato Shimada and Yoshihisa Urita
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Yosuke Sasaki http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5290-4875
Fumiya Komatsu http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3011-1089
Naoyasu Kashima http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4650-432X
Takahiro Sato http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4678-1095
Ikutaka Takemoto http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3020-7972
Sho Kijima http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9599-8405
Tadashi Maeda http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9475-8909
Takamasa Ishii http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7218-043X
Taito Miyazaki http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7239-8677
Yoshiko Honda http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9939-1587
Nagato Shimada http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1482-9405
Yoshihisa Urita http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1740-0572
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Yosuke Sasaki, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of General Medicine and Emergency Care, Toho University School of Medicine, Omori Hospital, 6-11-1 Omori-Nishi, Ota-Ku, Tokyo 143-8541, Japan. yousuke.sasaki@med.toho-u.ac.jp
Key Words Abdominal pain; Acute abdomen; Appendicitis; Clinical difference; C-reactive protein; Diverticulitis; Right lower quadrant pain
Core Tip Right colonic diverticulitis is an important differential diagnosis of appendicitis in Asian countries because of the unusually high prevalence of right colonic diverticula; however, studies reporting clinical differentiation between appendicitis and right colonic diverticulitis are still limited. Our case-control study using a logistic regression model shows that nausea/vomiting [odds ratio (OR): 3.89] and anorexia (OR: 2.13) suggest that appendicitis is more likely. On the other hand, longer onset-to-visit interval (OR: 0.84), right lower quadrant pain (OR: 0.28), history of diverticulitis (OR: 0.034), and CRP level > 3.0 mg/dL (OR: 0.25) suggest that right colonic diverticulitis is more likely.
Publish Date 2019-06-26 06:21
Citation Sasaki Y, Komatsu F, Kashima N, Sato T, Takemoto I, Kijima S, Maeda T, Ishii T, Miyazaki T, Honda Y, Shimada N, Urita Y. Clinical differentiation of acute appendicitis from right colonic diverticulitis: A case-control study. World J Clin Cases 2019; 7(12): 1393-1402
URL https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v7/i12/1393.htm
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v7.i12.1393
Full Article (PDF) WJCC-7-1393.pdf
Full Article (Word) WJCC-7-1393.docx
Manuscript File 47070-Review.docx
Answering Reviewers 47070-Answering reviewers.pdf
Audio Core Tip 47070-Audio core tip.m4a
Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure Form 47070-Conflict-of-interest statement.pdf
Copyright License Agreement 47070-Copyright license agreement.pdf
Institutional Review Board Approval Form or Document 47070-Institutional review board statement.pdf
Non-Native Speakers of English Editing Certificate 47070-Language certificate.pdf
Peer-review Report 47070-Peer-review(s).pdf
Scientific Misconduct Check 47070-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
Scientific Editor Work List 47070-Scientific editor work list.pdf