Acute exacerbation of chronic recurrent appendicitis in childhood
Brandesky, G.; Waechter, E.
Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift 141(3): 51-52
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0043-5341 PMID: 2058148 Document Number: 372459
Retrospective analysis of 324 childhood appendectomies revealed microscopic signs of previous inflammation in 66 out of 111 acute cases and in 162 of 182 cases of "chronic" cases presented with a long history of recurrent abdominal pain. Thus a somewhat liberal indication for appendicectomy in childhood seems justified in the appropriate cases.