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  • Title: Appendicitis with a palpable mass.
    Author: Jordan JS, Kovalcik PJ, Schwab CW.
    Journal: Ann Surg; 1981 Feb; 193(2):227-9. PubMed ID: 7469557.
    Abstract:
    Forty-two patients with abdominal masses caused by appendicitis underwent immediate surgery. A clear separation between a phlegmon and abscess could not be made before operation. In most patients, it was possible to perform an appendectomy and, thus, obviate the need for appendectomy at a subsequent admission. There were no deaths in this series of patients. The complication rate of 35.7% could have been reduced by leaving the skin wounds open.
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