title: Acute appendicitis in Singapore children--some clinical aspects.
abstract: This retrospective study of 132 patients less than 12 years of age with Appendectomy done for Acute Appendicitis showed histological confirmation in 106 patients (80.3%) and a "negative appendix" rate of 19.7%. The appendix was perforated in 31 patients (23.5%). In those patients with confirmed Acute Appendicitis, males predominate (1.7 males: 1 female) and the peak incidence was in those 9 years of age or more. Abdominal pain was present in all patients except a 13 month old infant. Abdominal tenderness was also elicited in all patients except one. Fever was present in 83 patients (78.3%), vomiting in 82 patients (77.4%) and diarrhoea in 19 patients (17.9%). There were 2 deaths in this review, giving a mortality rate of 1.9%. Postoperative complications include wound infection (13.2%), pelvic abscess (0.9%), ileus (0.9%) and adhesion obstruction (0.9%).
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Ooi
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heng
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies