PATHOLOGIC FINDINGS IN ACUTE APPENDICITIS : A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 73 VARIABLES

Abstract

This study lias been carried out on 70 patients who were admitted to S'tna Hospital emergency department with a clinical diagnosis of acute abdominal pain and underewent appendectomy.
70 pathologic specimens (appendices) were studied macroscopicaky and microscopically; 46 cases were consequently diagnosed as appendicitis and 24 as non-appendicitis. All 70 specimens were examined carefully for the existence or measurement of the 73 variables.