title: [Is perforating appendicitis a separate disease picture?].
abstract: Large epidemiological studies recently published suggest that perforating appendicitis may represent a separate disease entity. To find out whether perforating and nonperforating appendicitis may be distinguished by clinical features (history and examination, lab tests) data from 519 cases of acute appendicitis (17.7% perforations) were analysed, and significant differences were recorded in various aspects of history and clinical examination. It was concluded that perforating and nonperforating appendicitis may clinically be distinguished reliably in the majority of cases.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik, Würzburg.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kraemer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kremer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leppert
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ohmann
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Fuchs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
vernacular_title: Ist die perforierende Form der Appendicitis ein eigenständiges Krankheitsbild?