West CR

No ORCID on file · 1 paper in corpus

1995

Acute appendicitis: does removal of a normal appendix matter, what is the value of diagnostic accuracy and is surgical delay important?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

A prospective study with long-term follow-up was undertaken of 248 patients (137 males, median age 18 years (range 6-81 years), undergoing emergency appendicectomy during a 12-month period. Acute inflammation was present in 182 patients (73…