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SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE PATHOLOGY OF APPENDICITIS.
Author(s) -
Trinca Alfred J.
Publication year - 1936
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1936.tb02701.x
Subject(s) - medicine , appendicitis , acute appendicitis , pathological , pathology , general surgery
Summary 1. The accepted pathology is criticized. 2. Appendicitis is not a primary inflammation. 3. Anatomica1 rind pathological studies suggest that apart from developmental anom;ilies the true caiise of acute appendicitis is inter‐ ference with the blood siipply. 4. (‐'hronic aiid other forms of appendicitis are the sequelae of one or inore acute attacks. .5. Blotlern civilizi1tion:ind diet are the predisposing factors.