Open AccessThe Appendiceal Mass
Author(s) -
E. Skoubo-Kristensen,
Ivan Hvid
Publication year - 1982
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 - 10.1097/00000658-198211000-00013
Subject(s) - medicine , appendix , complication , surgery , conservative treatment , general surgery , conservative management , paleontology , biology
During a ten-year period 193 patients with an appendiceal mass--and subsequently proved postinflammatory changes of the appendix--were treated conservatively. The course was uneventful in 88%. Twelve per cent underwent delayed surgical intervention caused by complications with one death. Elective appendectomy was performed after three months with a complication rate of 3.4%. In comparison with series with early operation the conservative management seems to carry a lower morbidity. The value of elective appendectomy is discussed.