title: [Acute appendicitis in early childhood. a difficult diagnosis].
abstract: 48 cases of acute appendicitis in children aged under three are presented. The mean symptoms which allow to make a correct diagnosis in these patients are discussed. The results of surgical treatment are good, but diagnosis has not always been an early one. Once more it is shown that acute appendicitis in early infancy is a bad disease, with insidious onset and quick evolution towards the greatest complications.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess; D000208:Acute Disease; D000367:Age Factors; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence
vernacular_title: L'appendicite acuta nella prima infanzia. Una diagnosi difficile.