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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jan 27, 2019; 11(1): 19-26
Published online Jan 27, 2019. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i1.19
Published online Jan 27, 2019. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i1.19
Parameters | Incidental App (n = 72) | Acute App (n = 288) | P value |
Age | 0.044a | ||
mean ± SD | 31.1 ± 11.3 | 37.1 ± 17.3 | |
Median | 28.5 | 32.0 | |
Min-max | 19.0-63.0 | 18.0-87.0 | |
IQR | 12.0 | 24.0 | |
Gender | 0.634b | ||
Male | 37 (51.4%) | 157 (54.5%) | |
Female | 35 (48.6%) | 131 (45.5%) | |
WBC | < 0.001a | ||
mean ± SD | 7.8 ± 2.1 | 13.2 ± 4.5 | |
Median | 7.2 | 13 | |
Min-max | 4.5-15.4 | 1.1-23.8 | |
IQR | 2.4 | 6.6 | |
Neutrophil | < 0.001a | ||
mean ± SD | 4.6 ± 2.0 | 11.0 ± 6.2 | |
Median | 4.2 | 11.1 | |
Min-max | 0.1-13.5 | 1.9-21.5 | |
IQR | 1.8 | 7.2 | |
Lymphocyte | < 0.001a | ||
mean ± SD | 2.3 ± 0.6 | 1.8 ± 1.0 | |
Median | 2.3 | 1.7 | |
Min-max | 0.9-4.2 | 0.3-9.6 | |
IQR | 1.0 | 1.3 | |
Platelets | 0.954a | ||
mean ± SD | 248.0 ± 63.4 | 248.8 ± 84.2 | |
Median | 241.0 | 236.0 | |
Min-max | 103.0-461.0 | 43.0-641.0 | |
IQR | 73.0 | 90.0 | |
RDW | 0.036a | ||
mean ± SD | 13.4 ± 1.0 | 14.4 ± 7.2 | |
Median | 13.2 | 13.5 | |
Min-max | 11.8-18.0 | 11.4-28.8 | |
IQR | 1.1 | 1.4 | |
MCH | < 0.001a | ||
mean ± SD | 29.8 ± 2.1 | 28.8 ± 3.1 | |
Median | 29.9 | 29.3 | |
Min-max | 20.0-33.0 | 19.3-46.9 | |
IQR | 2.4 | 2.4 | |
MPV | 0.441a | ||
mean ± SD | 8.4 ± 1.0 | 8.9 ± 1.8 | |
Median | 8.2 | 8.5 | |
Min-max | 6.3-11.6 | 5.4-12.4 | |
IQR | 1.1 | 1.7 | |
MCV | 0.078a | ||
mean ± SD | 86.8 ± 5.2 | 85.4 ± 6.9 | |
Median | 87.5 | 86.0 | |
Min-max | 60.4-95.5 | 30.5-96.5 | |
IQR | 6.2 | 6.7 | |
PDW | 0.286a | ||
mean ± SD | 16.1 ± 2.1 | 15.8 ± 2.1 | |
Median | 16.3 | 16.5 | |
Min-max | 11.3-18.3 | 8.9-19.2 | |
IQR | 0.6 | 1.0 | |
Bilirubin | 0.002a | ||
mean ± SD | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 0.9 ± 0.6 | |
Median | 0.6 | 0.7 | |
Min-max | 0.1-2.1 | 0.1-6.0 | |
IQR | 0.4 | 0.6 | |
Appendix width (mm) | < 0.001a | ||
mean ± SD | 6.4 ± 1.8 | 10.9 ± 6.6 | |
Median | 6.0 | 10.0 | |
Min-max | 4.0-13.0 | 1.5-40.0 | |
IQR | 2.0 | 7.0 | |
Appendix length (mm) | 0.096a | ||
mean ± SD | 70.3 ± 18.8 | 66.5 ± 19.9 | |
Median | 70.0 | 65.0 | |
Min-max | 30.0-110.0 | 10.0-155.0 | |
IQR | 21.0 | 25.0 | |
Acute appendicitis | < 0.001b | ||
Yes | 5 (6.9%) | 238 (82.6%) | |
No | 67 (93.1%) | 50 (17.4%) | |
Histopathological findings | |||
Acute App | 5 (6.9%) | 181 (62.8%) | |
Perforated App | 0 (0.0%) | 48 (16.7%) | |
Appendix vermiformis | 52 (72.2%) | 18 (6.3%) | |
Lymphoid hyperplasia | 3 (4.2%) | 18 (6.3%) | |
Granulomatous App | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (1.0%) | |
E. vermicularis | 3 (4.2%) | 1 (0.3%) | |
F. obliteration | 7 (9.7%) | 8 (2.8%) | |
Mucinous cystadenoma | 1 (1.4%) | 5 (1.7%) | |
Acute App + E. vermicularis | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.3%) | |
Acute App + diverticulitis | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.3%) | |
Acute App + F. obliteration | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (1.0%) | |
Acute App + eosinophilic infiltration | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.3%) | |
Low grade mucinous neoplasm | 1 (1.4%) | 0 (0.0%) |
- Citation: Akbulut S, Koc C, Kocaaslan H, Gonultas F, Samdanci E, Yologlu S, Yilmaz S. Comparison of clinical and histopathological features of patients who underwent incidental or emergency appendectomy. World J Gastrointest Surg 2019; 11(1): 19-26
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v11/i1/19.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v11.i1.19