Retrospective cohort study of the impact of faecoliths on the natural history of acute appendicitis

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Retrospective cohort study of the impact of faecoliths on the natural history of acute appendicitis

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Despite acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies, its aetiology remains incompletely understood. This study aimed to assess the rate at which faecoliths were present in acute appendicitis treated with appendicectomy and whether their presence was associated with complicated appendicitis. All adult patients who underwent appendicectomy for acute appendicitis in a 2 years period (January 2018 and December 2019) at a single institution were retrospectively reviewed. The ...

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2023-03-14

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Lee, Mei Sze / Purcell, Rachel / McCombie, Andrew / Frizelle, Frank / Eglinton, Timothy

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/24410

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Acute Disease / Adult / Appendectomy - methods / Appendicitis - complications / Appendicitis - surgery / Humans / Length of Stay / Retrospective Studies

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