PEDIATRIC APPENDICITIS: AGE DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Main Authors: Belén Aneiros (Author), Indalecio Cano (Author), Araceli García (Author), Pedro Yuste (Author), Eduardo Ferrero (Author), Andrés Gómez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the influence of patient age on the diagnosis and management of appendicitis, as well as to evaluate the rate of complications according to the age group. Methods: We undertook a retrospective analysis of 1,736 children who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy in ou...