Appendectomy was performed promptly, and an acute gangrenous appendicitis was encountered. Postoperatively the temperature rose to 104°F., associated with an increase in the follicular tonsillitis.

It can be argued that in US Emergency Departments, the diagnosis of acute appendicitis has shifted from clinical impression to radiographic confirmation, even for patients for whom the diagnosis ...

LA has become the approach of choice by many surgeons in the treatment of both simple and complicated cases of acute appendicitis. The rate of LA between 1998 and 2008 increased from 20.6% to 70.8 ...