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- Title
Perforated appendicitis in a septuagenarian.
- Authors
Sanda, Robert B; Seliem, Salah I; Omar, Elrasheed; Ashraf, Syed
- Abstract
Appendicitis in the elderly is becoming an increasingly frequent clinical encounter due to the increased life expectancy in the human race over the last half-century. Appendicitis in this age group has, therefore, become relatively more common with an atypical presentation that incurs delay in diagnosis with attendant morbidity and mortality. We present a septuagenarian who presented atypically with a rapidly progressing feature of appendicitis that emphasizes the need for early operative intervention. In addition, the patient presented with other comorbidities that could detract from a diagnosis of appendicitis to the unwary.
- Publication
Annals of African medicine, 2011, Vol 10, Issue 3, p249
- ISSN
0975-5764
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.4103/1596-3519.84701