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- Title
Clinical features and risk factors for appendiceal diverticulitis: a comparative study with acute appendicitis.
- Authors
Sugiura, Kota; Miyake, Hideo; Nagai, Hidemasa; Yoshioka, Yuichiro; Shibata, Koji; Yuasa, Norihiro; Fujino, Masahiko
- Abstract
Purpose: Despite their similar clinical characteristics, appendiceal diverticulitis (AD) and acute appendicitis (AA) are pathologically distinct. This study compared the clinical features of AD and AA and identified relevant risk factors. Methods: Patients who underwent appendectomy with a preoperative diagnosis of either AD or AA were categorized based on histopathological findings. The two groups were compared in terms of various clinical factors. Results: Among the 854 patients included in the study, a histopathological evaluation revealed 49 and 805 cases of AD and AA, respectively. A univariate analysis demonstrated that AD was more prevalent than AA among older, taller, and heavier males. A multivariate analysis revealed that male sex, a white blood cell (WBC) count < 13.5 × 103/μL, an eosinophil count ≥ 0.4%, and a mean corpuscular volume (MCV) ≥ 91.6 fL were significant factors differentiating AD from AA. In addition, pathological AD emerged as an independent risk factor for abscess and/or perforation. Conclusions: AD was associated with an older age, robust physique, and significant risk of abscess and/or perforation despite a low WBC count. In addition to imaging modalities, the preoperative factors of male sex, a WBC count < 13.5 × 103/μL, an eosinophil count ≥ 0.4%, and a MCV ≥ 91.6 fL may be useful for distinguishing AD from AA.
- Subjects
DIVERTICULITIS; LEUCOCYTES; APPENDIX (Anatomy); APPENDICITIS; INTESTINAL perforation
- Publication
Surgery Today, 2024, Vol 54, Issue 6, p551
- ISSN
0941-1291
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00595-023-02766-x