Open AccessAcute Appendicitis in Childhood and Adulthood: An Everyday Clinical Challenge
Author(s) -
Patrick Téoule,
Jan de Laffolie,
Udo Rolle,
Christoph Reißfelder
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
deutsches ärzteblatt international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1866-0452
DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0764
Subject(s) - medicine , acute appendicitis , appendicitis , young adult , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , general surgery , gerontology
Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of the acute abdomen, with an incidence of 1 per 1000 persons per year. It is one of the main differential diagnoses of unclear abdominal conditions.