Seasonal variations in the occurrence of acute appendicitis and their relationship with the presence of fecaliths in children

• Main Authors: Yao-Jen Hsu (Author), Yu-Wei Fu (Author), Taiwai Chin (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Abstract Background Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common surgical condition in children. Although a higher incidence of AA in summer has been reported, the reason for this observation remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical findings of AA patients who underwent a...