title: Appendicitis among liver transplant recipients.
abstract: Appendicitis among liver transplant recipients has not been described in the current literature. We report 8 recipients who experienced appendicitis three weeks to 181 months after liver transplantation (LT). Initial presenting findings differed from the nonimmunosuppressed population in that a majority of the patients did not have leukocytosis (>10,000 cells/mm3). Four patients experienced perforation, three of whom presented three days after the development of abdominal pain. All patients recovered after surgery without untoward sequela.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Peter L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Abt
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Korenda
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Peterman
authors.forename: G Robert
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Stephenson
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Markmann
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shaked
authors.forename: Kim M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Olthoff
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents