2007
DOI: 10.1097/maj.0b013e3180ca8eea
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Acute Appendicitis in the Octogenarians and Beyond: A Comparison With Younger Geriatric Patients

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“…Most of the cases occur in younger populations. According to Yui-Rwei Y 90% of the cases of appendix infection occur in patients under 60 years old 19 . In those data, 108 (60,3%) were young adults (<30 years old) and only 5 (2,7%) were elder.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Most of the cases occur in younger populations. According to Yui-Rwei Y 90% of the cases of appendix infection occur in patients under 60 years old 19 . In those data, 108 (60,3%) were young adults (<30 years old) and only 5 (2,7%) were elder.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although acute appendicitis diagnosis is clinical, in some situations (diagnosis doubt) complementary tests might be useful. Only half of the patients present the classical clinical diagnosis of appendix infection 3,6,14 The retardation or misdiagnosis of this illness is harmful to the patient, which can present serious complications inherent to the evolution process of the appendix infection, which contributes to the increase of the morbimortality 6,13,15,17,19 . The objective of this study was to evaluate the main alterations of laboratory tests in patients with acute appendicitis, as well as its relation to the disease´s evolution, in order to provide a possible early diagnosis of this illness.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Morbidity rate of perforated appendicitis in the elderly was reported to be 48% (9). In the superaged patients (age ≥80 years) perforation of the appendix and postoperative mortality was higher compared to younger patients (10).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 84%
“…Apesar da mortalidade da apendicite aguda ser atualmente baixa (inferior a 0,1% nos casos não complicados e 3-5% nas perfuradas), a sua morbidade permanece ainda elevada, com incidência geral de complicações de 10% 12,19,20,21,22,31 predominantemente em fases mais avançadas.…”
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