Left-Sided Laparoscopic Appendectomy in a Pediatric Patient With Situs Inversus Totalis.

Acute appendicitis classically presents as periumbilical pain that migrates to the right lower quadrant. Rarely, left-sided appendicitis can occur, but it is not commonly considered in the differential of left lower quadrant pain. This report intends to raise awareness of left-sided appendicitis, in this case, due to situs inversus totalis, and to emphasize the need to perform a thorough patient evaluation.

Hemostatic agent use in thyroid surgery: a meta-analysis.

Background: The use of hemostatic agents in thyroid surgery has been widely reported in the literature. The aim of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of hemostatic agents in comparison to conventional techniques for hemostasis by meta-analysis of the current literature.

Methods: Articles were identified from PubMed and EMBASE using the following keyword searches: "hemostatic agent and thyroid surgery" and "hemostatic agent and thyroidectomy".

Is vascular flow a predictor of malignant thyroid nodules? A meta-analysis.

Background: Several reports have proposed that increased vascular flow on color Doppler sonography may be associated with malignancy in thyroid nodules. Others have described no correlation between the presence of flow and risk of malignancy. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the vascularity of a thyroid nodule can aid in the prediction of malignancy by performing a meta-analysis of the current literature.