title: [Acute appendicitis and its postoperative complications. Apropos of a series of 8738 cases].
abstract: 8,738 cases of acute appendicitis, all operated on emergency, have been examined considering their total mortality (3 cases), and their post-operative complications (2.04%), secondary especially to the septic character of this disease. Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis still require a particular attention and care.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: L'appendicite aiguë et ses complications post-opératoires. A propos d'une série de 8738 cas.