A retrospective descriptive study based on etiology of appendicitis among patients undergoing appendectomy

Shahmoradi, Mohammad Kazem and Zarei, Farshad and Beiranvand, Mania and Hosseinnia, Zahra (2021) A retrospective descriptive study based on etiology of appendicitis among patients undergoing appendectomy. International Journal of Surgery Open.

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Abstract

Objectives: Appendicitis is one of the common abdominal injuries that requires surgical intervention, appendectomy. It is associated with a number of common and uncommon etiologies including gastrointestinal diseases and infection. The aim of this study is to evaluate the etiology of appendicitis among the patients who underwent appendectomy at our center. Method: In this retrospective descriptive study, patients who were referred to (XXX) for appendectomy were included. The patients’ data was accessed to extract demographic data and histopathological findings following appendectomy. The data was analyzed using SPSSv22. Result: Out of 733 people included in the study, 437 were male (59.6%) and 296 were female (40.4%) with the overall average age of 28.1 years. 10.64% of patients reported underwent negative appendectomy negative, which was reported in 35.89% women and 64.1% men. Acute inflammation was the most common findings, seen in 152 patients (20.74), followed by gangrenous appendix in 98 patients (13.37%). Conclusions: Unusual findings from appendectomy is uncommon for which all appendectomy should undergo histopathological analysis.

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