PEDIATRIC APPENDICITIS: AGE DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Belén Aneiros CastroIndalecio Cano NovilloAraceli García VázquezPedro Yuste GarciaEduardo Ferrero HerreroAndrés Gómez FrailePublished in: Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo (2019)
The age does make a difference in acute appendicitis. Because of its unusual presentation in children younger than five years old, it is often misdiagnosed, which leads to an increased morbidity. Although clinical presentation varies between infants and preschoolers, no statistically significant differences were observed in the rate of perforated appendix or postoperative complications.
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