Appendicitis in infancy

doi:10.1016/S0022-3468(78)80014-1

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volume 13, Issue 2, April 1978, Pages 173-174

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One percent (40 infants) of all the children treated for acute appendicitis at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children presented during the first 2 yr of life. Nineteen of the 40 children had an appendix mass at the time of the diagnosis. Conservative management of the appendix mass followed by delayed elective appendectomy is a safe and effective method of treatment.

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¹: From the Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children. Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.

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Appendicitis in infancy

Pediatric Surgical Pathology