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[Is concomitant preventive appendectomy in childhood justified?]
1Kinderchirurgie, Univ.-Klinikum Steglitz, Berlin, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Langenbecks Archiv Fur Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Chirurgie. Kongress
|January 1, 1991
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Appendicitis lacks specific symptoms, leading to misdiagnoses, particularly in children. This study compares outcomes for children with intussusception who underwent appendectomy versus those who did not.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric surgery
- Gastroenterology
- Surgical outcomes
Abstract:
Appendicitis is an entity without specific symptoms. Multiple false diagnoses result from this, especially in childhood, in pregnancy, and in old age. We discuss whether incidental protective appendectomy is recommended in childhood in small bowel obstructions due to intussusception, comparing the data obtained from 100 children who were appendectomized with those of 32 children who were not.