Impact of an appendicolith and its characteristics on the severity of acute appendicitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antibiotics have been reported as an efficient and safe treatment option for uncomplicated acute appendicitis without an appendicolith diagnosed using computed tomography (CT). The aim of this study was to assess the association of a CT-diagnosed appendicolith and its characteristics with appendicitis severity.

Methods

A large prospective patient cohort with suspected acute appendicitis enrolled between April 2017 and November 2018 was retrospectively reviewed. The initial analysis evaluated the association of a CT-diagnosed appendicolith with complicated acute appendicitis; then, based on the availability of CT images, a subset of patients was analysed for the correlation of appendicolith characteristics with appendicitis severity. The final appendicitis assessme

SUBMITTER: Sula S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11370785 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature