Incidence of occult appendiceal neoplasm in patients over 40 years with acute appendicitis: A single-institution review
CONCLUSIONS: Occult appendiceal neoplasm was higher than reported in the literature in our cohort. This would support appendicectomy as the treatment of choice for patients aged 40 years and over with acute appendicitis and caution against nonoperative management in this demographic.PMID:37876354 | DOI:10.1111/ajr.13055
Source: The Australian Journal of Rural Health - Category: Rural Health Authors: Samantha Jolly Timothy McCullough Thomas Gunning Guy Maddern Matthias Wichmann Source Type: research
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