title: Incidental appendectomy: the controversy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Golstein
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies