considering the structure of appendix,its great blood supply and lymphatic tissue,and its anatomical location it seems to have an immunologic role.there are no clear studies regarding the relation between appendectomy and cancer of digestive system.therefore,this stuty proposed for to clarify the relation between previous appendectomy and present gastrointestinal (GI)adenocarcinoma.the cancer g...

o b jective: to evaluate the accuracy of surgeons’ intraoperative diagnosis in open appendectomy and compare it with the histopathology examination results afterwards. m ethods: this was a cross-sectional retrospective study accomplished in namazee hospital affiliated with shiraz university of medical sciences, in a one-year period from 2007 to 2008. medical charts of all the patients who were ...

although uncommon, different kinds of foreign bodies, most of which metallic, have been reported to enter the appendix. the present report describes a case with a metallic foreign body-induced appendicitis, and makes suggestion in regards to the diagnosis and management of the problem. a metallic foreign body was accidentally observed in the right lower quadrant region in an abdominal x-ray tak...

background: diseases and tumors of the appendix vermiformis are very rare, except acute appendicitis. objectives: this retrospective study was conducted to document the unusual findings in appendectomy specimens. patients and methods: data of 1466 adult patients were gathered retrospectively. appendectomy was performed in 1169 and in 297 patients following a diagnosis of acute appendicitis and ...

the goal of this prospective study was to determine die prevalence of certain surgical findings in iranian patients with appendicitis in one of our surgical centers, including: position of the appendix, rate of true appendicitis, perforation, and peritonitis. duplication was observed in 4%, surface exudate in 52%, gangrenous necrosis in 27%, swelling in 79%, appendix in the left lower quadrant ...

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The appendix is one of the most common sites for carcinoid tumors. Most carcinoids are found in appendices removed incidentally at laparotomy for conditions unrelated to acute appendicitis. We describe the case of a 13-year-old female who presented with abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant (RLQ), with nausea and decreased appetite for the previous 2 days. A physical examination favoreda d...

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