Journal Title Acta Medica Iranica Journal Abbreviation acta Publisher Group Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) Website http://acta.tums.ac.ir

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Title	DETERMINATION OF PREVALENCE OF SURGICAL FINDINGS IN PATIENTS WITH APPENDICITIS
Authors	M. R. Zafarghandi, ; P. Gharagozlou, ; M. Mobasher,
Abstract	The goal of this prospective study was to determine die prevalence of certain surgical findings in Iranian patients with appendicitis in one of our surgical centers, including: position of the appendix, rate of true appendicitis, perforation, and peritonitis. Duplication was observed in 4%, surface exudate in 52%, gangrenous necrosis in 27%, swelling in 79%, appendix in the left lower quadrant in 2%, and mucocele in 2% of the cases.
Publisher	Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Date	2012-10-20
Source	Acta Medica Iranica Vol 37, No 1 (1999)

 

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