title: Acute appendicitis in the geriatric patient.
abstract: Fifty patients over 60 with proven acute appendictis are analyzed with regards to the preoperative clinical picture, diagnosis, operative findings and management, and the role of associated medical diseases.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged