Routine Histopathological Examination of Appendix. The Practice That Cannot Be Ignored

Autor:	Khalid Ahmed Al Sindi, Sameer A. Ansari, Maryam Adam Mohamed Ali
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) General surgery Retrospective cohort study Disease Histopathological examination Appendix medicine.anatomical_structure Acute abdomen Acute appendicitis Medicine Histopathology medicine.symptom business
Zdroj:	International Journal of Health Sciences and Research. 11:48-54
ISSN:	2249-9571
DOI:	10.52403/ijhsr.20210406
Popis:	Background: Acute appendicitis is a global disease that is usually caused by luminal obstruction with fecoliths. Aim: The aim of this study is to estimate the incidence of unusual findings in appendectomy specimens that can affect patient’s morbidity and mortality. Methods and Material: This is a retrospective study of 340 appendectomies that were preformed from January 2018 to December 2019 at King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH). Histopathological reports were reviewed and final diagnosis, age and gender were recorded. Results: Of the 340 appendectomy specimens, acute appendicitis was the most prevalent finding 62.64% (and showed significant correlation with both genders P value
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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