Unexpected complicated appendicitis in the elderly diagnosed with acute appendicitis

Dhillon, NK; Barmparas, G; Lin, TL; Alban, RF; Melo, N; Yang, AR; Margulies, DR; Ley, EJ

Ley, EJ (reprint author), Cedars Sinai Med Ctr, Dept Surg, 8700 Beverly Blvd,Suite 8215NT, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 2019; 218 (6): 1219

Abstract

Background: This study determined the prevalence of complicated appendicitis in elderly patients diagnosed preoperatively with uncomplicated appendici......

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