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.
Fayez
J A
JA
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157.
Toy
N J
NJ
Flanagan
T M
TM
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