Acute appendicitis in the elderly: risk factors for perforation

Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency and becomes serious when it perforates. Perforation is more frequent in the elderly patients. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors of perforation in elderly patients who presented with acute appendicitis. The medical records...

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Veröffentlicht in:	World journal of emergency surgery 2014-01, Vol.9 (1), p.6-6, Article 6
Hauptverfasser:	Omari, Abdelkarim H, Khammash, Muhammad R, Qasaimeh, Ghazi R, Shammari, Ahmad K, Yaseen, Mohammad K Bani, Hammori, Sahel K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged patients Health aspects Medical research Medicine, Experimental
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