"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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| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Appendix" by people in Profiles.
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Nadaya T, Kimura S, Amano M, Mizukoshi N, Yoshizawa M, Kuwahara A, Usuki S, Syutou Y, Hosoi N, Miyazaki K, Amano T. [A Case of Radical Resection of Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma of the Appendix by Laparoscopic Partial Cecal Resection]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2023 Apr; 50(4):499-501.
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Gibbs T, Washington MK, Eng C, Idrees K, Davis J, Holowatyj AN. Histologic and Racial/Ethnic Patterns of Appendiceal Cancer among Young Patients. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2021 06; 30(6):1149-1155.
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Emil S, Taylor M, Ndiforchu F, Nguyen N. What are the true advantages of a pediatric appendicitis clinical pathway? Am Surg. 2006 Oct; 72(10):885-9.
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Prout TM, Taylor AJ, Pickhardt PJ. Inverted appendiceal stumps simulating large pedunculated polyps on screening CT colonography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006 Feb; 186(2):535-8.