Antibiotic versus surgery in the treatment of acute appendicitis in the pregnant population: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in pregnant women. There has been a wide variance in clinical practice worldwide, with some favoring an antibiotic-only approach while others prefer surgery as the first-line management. Therefore, we designed the current analysis to synthesize the available evidence on the efficacy and safety of antibiotics versus surgery management.

A rare intraperitoneal inguinal bladder hernia (IBH) in a 58-year-old Indonesian male: A case report and review of the literature.

Introduction And Importance: Inguinal bladder hernia (IBH) accounts for <5 % of inguinal hernias. As to our knowledge, this is the first case report of a rare intraperitoneal IBH in Indonesia.

Case Report: Here we present a case report of a 58-year-old Indonesian male complaining of a groin mass on the right side since 1 year ago, accompanied by lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), two-stage micturition, lower abdominal discomfort and pain during urinating and coughing.

Abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE): Two case reports and literature review.

Introduction And Importance: Endometriosis is one of the most frequent gynecologic disorders, clinically confirmed or suspected in one of nine women by the age of 44 years. Its location of occurrence can be classified into intra and extra pelvic. Abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) is one of its rare location, with frequency of 0.

Hypoalbuminemia and colorectal cancer patients: Any correlation?: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: In malnourished patients with colorectal cancer, hypoalbuminemia is common and was proposed to determine the postoperative outcome of colorectal surgery. Mounting articles published but have not been evaluated. We aim to assess the predictive value of preoperative hypoalbuminemia in patients undergoing colorectal surgery.