The appendix as the cause of chronic lower abdominal pain.
The records of 63 patients who had appendectomy for chronic lower abdominal pain were reviewed. Histologically 92% of the removed appendices revealed abnormality, and 95% of these patients were completely cured. It is concluded that appendicopathy does exist and could be the cause of chronic lower abdominal pain.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157.
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Fayez
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Toy
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Flanagan
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy