Nationwide study of appendicitis in children.

CONCLUSION: Every sixth child diagnosed with appendicitis in Sweden has a more complicated course of disease. Geographical distance to the surgical facility was not a risk factor for complicated appendicitis.
PMID: 31386195 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The British Journal of Surgery - August 5, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Omling E, Salö M, Saluja S, Bergbrant S, Olsson L, Persson A, Björk J, Hagander L Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research