Bemelman WA

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 2011-2023

Study types

  • meta-analysis 1
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
2023
Annals of surgery ·doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000005228

ObjectiveTo investigate the oncological safety and potential cost savings of selective histopathological examination after appendectomy.BackgroundThe necessity of routine histopathological examination after appendectomy has been questioned,…

2022
International journal of colorectal disease ·doi:10.1007/s00384-022-04173-z

BackgroundRadiologic imaging can accurately diagnose acute appendicitis, but little is known about its discriminatory capacity between complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis.ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the accuracy of imagin…

meta-analysis 2020
Surgery ·doi:10.1016/j.surg.2020.03.032

BACKGROUND: Owing to substantial costs and increasing interest in the nonoperative management of appendicitis, the necessity of routine histopathologic examination of appendectomy specimens is being questioned. The aim of this study was to …

2019
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035912

IntroductionRoutine histopathological examination following appendicectomy and cholecystectomy has significant financial implications and comprises a substantial portion of the pathologists' workload, while the incidence of unexpected patho…

other 2011
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland ·doi:10.1111/j.1463-1318.2010.02457.x

AIM: Histopathological examination of the appendix after appendectomy is routinely performed. The object of this systematic review is to determine whether routine histopathological examination of the appendix is justified. METHOD: PubMed, …