Abstract:From April 1979 to March 1985, 538 patients underwent surgical inversion and 156 excision of a noninflammatory appendix. Early postoperative morbidity comprised 0.7% light and 0.3% severe complications after inversion vs. 5.7% light and 2.5% severe complications after excision, late morbidity, 2.3% light vs. 5.5% light and 0.9% severe complications, respectively. As elucidated by comparison with data reported from the pertinent literature and statistical evaluation, inversion was proven to be superior to class… Show more
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