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Query: UMLS:C0085693 (
acute appendicitis
)
3,606
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
When evaluating 4232 appendectomies between 1977-1986 there were 12.5% perforations and in 19.3% the diagnosis was not justified. In 5.1% surgical intervention was done without
acute appendicitis
. The overall lethality was 0.5%, the cases of perforation 2.3%. The diagnosis of lethality was
cardiopulmonary disease
. In this follow up study we discuss possibilities of giving a secure diagnosis.
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PMID:[Clinical aspects of appendicitis]. 204 16
