Perforated appendicitis in infancy

• Main Authors: Rakan S. Aldusari (Author), Motaip H. Alrawili (Author), Mohammed Khabti Al Namshan (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Elsevier, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Acute appendicitis is the major indication for abdominal surgery in the pediatric population. It represents 1-2% of all patients admitted into pediatric surgical wards. The clinical manifestations are varied and sometimes atypical due to the nature of the differing pathophysiology and th...