Abstract:Background: Appendectomy is one of the most commonly performed operations. Accurate preoperative diagnosis has long been a great challenge, even to experienced surgeons. To determine the pattern of presentation and rate of atypical pathological presentation of appendicitis.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study in which patients who underwent appendectomy for presumed acute appendicitis from June 2012 to June 2016 were recruited. Incidental appendectomy was excluded. Patient demographics, pathological findin… Show more
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