To the recognition of acute appendicitis. Prof. R. Clairmont (Münch. med. W., 1928, No. 3)

The author informs that out of 1298 cases, admitted to the Zurich Surgical Clinic during the last 5 years with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, in 252 (20%) the recognition proved to be erroneous. In 3/4 of these latter cases the diagnosis was corrected by investigation before the operation and in 1/4 the diagnosis was discovered only during the operation.