Acute appendicitis in preschool age children.
Appendicitis in preschool children is not uncommon. A duration of greater than 40 hours usually implied perforation. The most common findings were abdominal pain, tenderness, temperature elevation and vomiting. In the presence of perforation or abscess formation, appendectomy followed by copious wound irrigation, abscess drainage and delayed secondary wound closure is the procedure of choice.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents