Parasuicide and appendicectomy.
A retrospective case-note study of young women admitted for appendicectomy showed that in those patients who had a normal appendix removed, there was a significantly higher rate of admission for parasuicide, before and after the index admission; 27/184 (approximately 15%) compared with 17/368 (approximately 5%) for patients who had an inflamed appendix removed.
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University Department of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior; D012923:Social Class; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*