Appendicitis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Reports in the surgical literature are few regarding common intra-abdominal disease processes, such as gallstone disease or appendicitis, in patients with AIDS and instead have focused on AIDS-related intra-abdominal diseases that infrequently require surgical intervention unless complicated by blee...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of surgery 1992-11, Vol.164 (5), p.467-471
Hauptverfasser: Whitney, Timothy M., Macho, James R., Russell, Thomas R., Bossart, K. Jan, Heer, F. William, Schecter, William P.
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description Reports in the surgical literature are few regarding common intra-abdominal disease processes, such as gallstone disease or appendicitis, in patients with AIDS and instead have focused on AIDS-related intra-abdominal diseases that infrequently require surgical intervention unless complicated by bleeding, obstruction, or perforation. A literature review for appendicitis in AIDS patients revealed only 30 well-documented cases drawn from 13 studies, with a 40% perforation rate and frequent delays and errors in diagnosis. A 7-year experience with 28 patients with appendicitis and AIDS from 4 urban San Francisco hospitals is reviewed. There were no perioperative deaths and an 18% postoperative complication rate. Five patients (18%) were found to have normal appendices with other intra-abdominal pathology, and an AIDS-related etiology for appendicitis was discovered in 7 of 23 patients with appendicitis (30%). With the exception of diffuse versus localized abdominal pain, no preoperative symptom or sign was useful in differentiating AIDS-related and non-AIDS-related disease. Aggressive use of ultrasound and abdominal computed tomographic scanning, along with early surgical intervention, is recommended.
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Abdominal diseases
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications
Adult
AIDS
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - complications
AIDS/HIV
Appendicitis
Appendicitis - complications
Appendicitis - physiopathology
Appendicitis - surgery
Appendix
Calculi
Colitis - complications
Colitis - microbiology
Complications
Computed tomography
Cytomegalovirus Infections - complications
Disease
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Immunodeficiency
Laparotomy
Literature reviews
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative
Postoperative Complications
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
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