These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: [Characteristics of appendicitis in patients over 70 years of age].
    Author: Klinnert J, Boese-Landgraf J, Tung LC.
    Journal: Zentralbl Chir; 1998; 123 Suppl 4():24-5. PubMed ID: 9880865.
    Abstract:
    Chart review of our patients who were operated for acute appendicitis was performed to characterize the appendicitis in the elder patients. Celiotomy revealed perforation of the appendix in almost 40%, frequently in patients with unspecific symptoms and no leucocytosis. While mortality was 9.2% in the ninteeneighties, non of our patients died during the last 5.5 years. This might be attributed to emergency operation, improved anaesthesia and intensive medical care.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]