Is there truly an oncologic indication for interval appendectomy?

Background: The rate of recurrent appendicitis is low following nonoperative management of complicated appendicitis. However, recent data suggest an increased rate of neoplasms in these cases.

Methods: The study was a retrospective review of patients with acute appendicitis at 2 university-affiliated community hospitals over a 12-year period.

Lon protease degrades transfer-messenger RNA-tagged proteins.

Bacterial trans translation is activated when translating ribosomes are unable to elongate or terminate properly. Small protein B (SmpB) and transfer-messenger RNA (tmRNA) are the two known factors required for and dedicated to trans translation. tmRNA, encoded by the ssrA gene, is a bifunctional molecule that acts both as a tRNA and as an mRNA during trans translation.