Nazir Ahmad, Khalid Javed Abid, Aamir Zaman Khan, Syed Tahir Ahmad Shah.
Acute Appendicitis - Incidence of Negative Appendicectomies..
Ann King Edward Med Uni Jan ;8(1):32-4.

A prospective study was conducted on 100 consecutive patients who were diagnosed as acute appendicitis in West Surgical Ward, Mayo Hospital, Lahore in the year 2001. Fifty-six patients (5G%) were between the age of 13 to 20 years. Male to female ratio was equal in the series. Appendicectomy was done in all patients. Reterocaecal position was found in 72% cases. The incidence of negative appendicectomies was 11% and all these patients were female. Postoperative complications observed were wound infection (5%), respiratory tract infection (4%), acid peptic disease (2%) and haemorrhage (1%). No mortality was found in the study.

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