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  • Title: Intra-abdominal infections in the elderly: diagnosis and management.
    Author: Vartian CV, Septimus EJ.
    Journal: Geriatrics; 1986 Feb; 41(2):51-6. PubMed ID: 3943722.
    Abstract:
    With appendicitis, elderly patients commonly delay 2 or 3 days after symptoms begin before seeking medical attention, the patient often attributing the abdominal discomfort to indigestion, "gas," or constipation. Reduced gastric acidity secondary to gastric surgery, aging, or medications can increase susceptibility to many enteric pathogens, leading to a higher risk of infectious diarrhea.
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