Open AccessAppendicitis with a Palpable Mass
Author(s) -
José Jordán,
Paul J. Kovalcik,
C. William Schwab
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-198102000-00018
Subject(s) - medicine , phlegmon , appendicitis , abscess , surgery , general surgery , complication , cellulitis
Forty-two patients with abdominal masses caused by appendicitis underwent immediate surgery. A clear separation between a phlegmon and abscess could not be made before operation. In most patients, it was possible to perform an appendectomy and, thus, obviate the need for appendectomy at a subsequent admission. There were no deaths in this series of patients. The complication rate of 35.7% could have been reduced by leaving the skin wounds open.