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  • Title: Appendicectomy at the University Hospital of the West Indies (1984-1988). A retrospective review.
    Author: Royes CA, DuQuesnay DR, Coard K, Fletcher PR.
    Journal: West Indian Med J; 1991 Dec; 40(4):159-62. PubMed ID: 1785194.
    Abstract:
    The pathological records of appendicectomy specimens from patients with suspected acute appendicitis at the University Hospital of the West Indies during the 5-year period 1984-1988 were studied. The numbers of cases, their ages, sex and seasonal incidence were similar to those of other studies. The overall false positive diagnosis rate was 25% (16% in males, 38% in females). The main diagnostic difficulty was in young females in whom surgery for suspected appendicitis often proved unnecessary.
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