PEDIATRIC APPENDICITIS: AGE DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the influence of patient age on the diagnosis and management of appendicitis, as well as to evaluate the rate of complications according to the age group. Methods: We undertook a retrospective analysis of 1,736 children who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy i...

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Main Authors: Belén Aneiros, Indalecio Cano, Araceli García, Pedro Yuste, Eduardo Ferrero, Andrés Gómez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822019005012103&lng=en&tlng=en