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ABSTRACT
Background: Appendicitis
is a common infection which can lead to serious illness in children as well as adults.
Objective: To
assess the incidence of appendicitis in adults.
Study
Design: Retrospective study.
Place and
Duration of Study: Department
of General Surgery, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore from 1st
January 2020 to 30th June 2021.
Methodology: One hundred and eighty cases registered for abdominal pain in right iliac fossa. The
appendectomy cases of adults (>45 years) were scrutinized from these cases.
Demographic and clinical information was gathered from each appendicitis
patient with diagnostic symptoms as well as histopathology and radiology
imaging.
Result: Eighty seven were confirmed acute appendicitis with 48 males and 39
females within the age group of 45-75 years. Gangrenous appendicitis was presented in 11.5% and perforated appendicitis
was noticed in 31.03% of the total patients.
Conclusion: The incidence of appendicitis was 48.33% in adults.
Keywords: Appendectomy, Perforated,
Misdiagnosis