Concordance in Intraoperative Surgeons' Opinion in the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Appendicitis: The Role of Training.

Objective: Acute appendicitis is a wide spectrum disease, from simple inflammation to evident intestinal perforation. The correct interpretation of the degree of inflammation is crucial to guarantee appropriate treatment and adherence to protocols and guidelines. In order to investigate this concordance, the authors compared the definition of appendicitis and the predicted treatment among all surgeons affiliated to a single Pediatric Surgery School (consisting of 8 different centers).

Robotic surgery in Hirschsprung disease: a unicentric experience on 31 procedures.

Robotic surgery has been increasingly applied to Hirschsprung patients with encouraging results. We report the results of a 5 year unicentric experience. All consecutive HSCR patients older than 12 months who underwent a surgical procedure with robotic approach between September 2017 and August 2022 were prospectively included.

Gender specific data in patients with acute appendicitis: a single center perspective.

Background: The influence of sex, socioeconomic status, and other factors on outcomes from acute illness has been found recently with an increasing interest; acute appendicitis is the most frequent urgency in pediatric age. The aim of this study was to show any gender differences.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of consecutive patients who underwent surgical exploration for acute appendicitis.