Appendicitis among liver transplant recipients.
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.
Abt
Peter L
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Department of Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.
Abdullah
Ibrahim
I
Korenda
Kathleen
K
Frank
Adam
A
Peterman
Heather
H
Stephenson
G Robert
GR
Markmann
James F
JF
Shaked
Abraham
A
Olthoff
Kim M
KM
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents