title: Is the hot appendix really hot?
abstract: The skin temperature in the right and left iliac fossae was recorded in 100 patients who were referred with a provisional diagnosis of acute appendicitis. This was not found to be a reliable aid in diagnosis of acute appendicitis nor an indicator to the need for surgery in patients with right iliac fossa pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cooke
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Donaldson
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001065:Appendix / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D012881:Skin Temperature / Q000502:physiology*