Acute appendicitis is a common acute surgical abdominal condition and despite that most of cases are observed in children and young adults, its occurrence in the elderly seems to be increasing, with a higher risk of perforation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the surgical outcomes following appendectomy for acute appendicitis in the elderly, making a comparison between perforated and nonperforated groups regarding operative time, hospital stay and postoperative complications.
Perforated vs nonperforated acute appendicitis. Evaluation of short-term surgical outcomes in an elderly population / Rondelli, Fabio; De Rosa, Michele; Stella, Paolo; Boni, Marcello; Ceccarelli, Graziano; Balzarotti, Ruben; Polistena, Andrea; Sanguinetti, Alessandro; Bugiantella, Walter; Avenia, Nicola. - In: MINERVA CHIRURGICA. - ISSN 0026-4733. - 74:5(2019), pp. 374-378. [10.23736/S0026-4733.18.07715-5]
Perforated vs nonperforated acute appendicitis. Evaluation of short-term surgical outcomes in an elderly population
Ceccarelli, Graziano;Polistena, Andrea;
2019
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Acute appendicitis is a common acute surgical abdominal condition and despite that most of cases are observed in children and young adults, its occurrence in the elderly seems to be increasing, with a higher risk of perforation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the surgical outcomes following appendectomy for acute appendicitis in the elderly, making a comparison between perforated and nonperforated groups regarding operative time, hospital stay and postoperative complications.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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