Morbidity of appendectomy in patients with acute salpingitis.
Diagnosis of right lower quadrant pain in a woman is frequently confusing. The course of 53 patients who had operation with a normal appendix and no other intra-abdominal pathology is compared with a group of 50 patients with a normal appendix and acute salpingitis. Appendectomies were performed in all cases and there was a lower mortality and morbidity rate in the group of patients with salpingitis. It is, therefore, concluded that appendectomy is a safe procedure in patients with acute salpingitis.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012488:Salpingitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents