Histopathology of interval (delayed) appendectomy specimens: Strong association with granulomatous and xanthogranulomatous appendicitis

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1147-1151

  Guo, Guangming ^b   Greenson, Joel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Crohn disease; Granulomatous appendicitis; Interval appendectomy; Xanthogranulomatous appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMATOUS APPENDICITIS; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVAL APPENDECTOMY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; XANTHOGRANULOMATOUS APPENDICITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; XANTHOMATOSIS;

EID: 0041843845     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200308000-00013     Document Type: Review

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