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Chronic appendicitis: does it exist?
J T Van Winter1, J M Wilkinson, M W Goerss
1Department of Family Medicine, Kasson Family Practice Clinic, Minnesota 55944, USA.
The Journal of Family Practice
|June 25, 1998
Abstract:
The typical presentation of acute appendicitis is well known. A few patients, however, have had an atypical clinical course suggestive of recurrent appendiceal inflammation, which has been confirmed by appendectomy. Therefore, in the evaluation of a patient with abdominal pain, a history of similar episodes should not preclude a diagnosis of appendicitis.