Histopathological examination of cases with acute appendicitis, A retrospective study at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Appendicitis is one of the most prevalent abdominal emergencies globally. Despite the fact that acute appendicitis is a clinical diagnosis, preoperative imaging investigations are often conducted. Other disorders that might mimic acute appendicitis can occur in the appendix. The aim of this paper is to describe the histopathological findings of all appendectomy specimens.

Methods

A retrospective study of 940 cases of appendectomy that were performed between 2010 and 2017 at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia were reviewed. The main outcome measured in this study is to describe the histopathological findings of all appendectomy specimens. The secondary outcomes measured in this study were the disease incidence in relation to age, and gender.

SUBMITTER: Kadi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9486616 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature