Appendicitis
Conditions
Interventions
ERAT group:Endoscopic Retrograde Appendicitis Treatment,ERAT
modified ERAT group:modified-Endoscopic Retrograde Appendicitis Treatment
Sponsors
The Second Hospital Lanzhou University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
14 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Patient age over 14 years and under 80 years; (2) Alvarado score>5; (3) Suspicious (or could not be excluded) acute appendicitis diagnosed by an abdominal CT scan, which was indicated by a dilated appendix with a diameter greater than 6mm, a thickened cecal wall, and periappendiceal fat infammation, with or without an appendicolith
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) suspected acute complicated appendicitis with perforation or gangrene; (2) appendiceal diameter greater than 15mm, which usually indicates malignancy; (3) patients with the following contradictions for receiving colonoscopy, surgery or anesthesia: (a) severe cardiopulmonary insufciency, psychiatric dysfunction or coma; (b) acute difuse peritonitis, which is defned as difuse abdominal tenderness, rebound tenderness and muscular tension; (c) acute gastroenteritis (dysentery, explosive ulcerative colitis); (d) concurrent menses; (e) intestinal obstruction; (f) acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage; (g) recent gastrointestinal or pelvic operation or radiotherapy; (h) allergy to contrast medium; (i) hemorrhagic tendency because of longterm use of corticosteroids or anticoagulant treatment; (4) patients undergoing any other clinical trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the clinical success of the treatment;The appendix was successfully intubated; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of post-treated pain;The overall complication rate;LOS (length of stay);Duration of post-treated pain;Time for inflammation markers to return to normal; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactHuimin Ma
The Second Hospital Lanzhou University
Outcome results
None listed