title: Pericarditis as complication of appendicitis.
abstract: Pericarditis as a complication of appendicitis is a rare event. In a 25-year period we encountered two pediatric cases with this severe complication due to (a)typical presentation of appendicitis resulting in small bowel obstruction, intraabdominal abscesses, constrictive pericarditis, and purulent pericarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Nijmegen, The Netherlands. e.tan@chir.umcn.nl
authors.forename: Edward C T H
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Paul N M A
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Rieu
authors.forename: Aagje
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nijveld
authors.forename: Ad P C M
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Backx
authors.forename: Jacques F G M
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Meis
authors.forename: René S V M
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Severijnen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence