[Suspected appendicitis: immediate surgery or observation?].
Ruptured appendicitis involves a morbidity rate greater than that of negative exploration, and estimations of morbidity as high as 15% for negative laparotomy have been accepted by various investigators. We undertook a prospective analysis of 450 patients admitted to our hospital with suspected acute appendicitis, to identify those aspects in differentiating diseases that required surgery from those permitting observation. A prompt appendectomy was performed in 265 patients (59%). The appendix was normal in 4% of them. 185 patients were observed clinically and by laboratory investigations. None of them had to be operated on during the following 12 months of out-patient observation. We may conclude that clinical observation by an experienced physician may decrease the rate of negative laparotomies.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
"Verdacht auf Appendizitis": Sofortoperation oder abwartende Haltung?