The Difference in the Clinical Course and Outcome of Acute Appendicitis by Patient Generation

• Published in: Nihon Fukubu Kyukyu Igakkai Zasshi (Journal of Abdominal Emergency Medicine) Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 731 - 736
• Main Authors: Kubo, Naoki, Takeuchi, Nobumichi, Nakayama, Ataru, Ogiwara, Hiroaki, Tsujimoto, Kazuo, Ito, Norio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japanese Society for Abdominal Emergency Medicine 31.05.2012

We analyzed the clinical course of appendectomy for acute appendicitis by patient generation. We enrolled 224 patients with acute appendicitis who underwent an appendectomy from 2005 to 2009. Patients were subsequently divided into three groups by age. The first group consisted of patients of 15 yea...