Clinical significance of peri-appendiceal abscess and phlegmon in acute complicated appendicitis patients undergoing emergency appendectomy

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Oct 27, 2024 (publication date) through Nov 22, 2024

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Oct 27, 2024; 16(10): 3123-3132
Published online Oct 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i10.3123

Table 4 Correlation between surgical factors and peri-appendiceal abscess or phlegmon

Characteristic	Peri-appendiceal		χ²	P value
Characteristic	Abscess	Phlegmon	χ²	P value
Surgical site infections by type			21.254	< 0.001
Superficial	14	1
Deep incisional	6	0
Organ/space	2	0
Incisional hernias	1	0	0.552	0.457
Surgery			19.438	< 0.001
Laparoscopic appendectomy	56	49
Open appendectomy	44	5
Conversion to open appendectomy	51	29

Citation: Min LQ, Lu J, He HY. Clinical significance of peri-appendiceal abscess and phlegmon in acute complicated appendicitis patients undergoing emergency appendectomy. World J Gastrointest Surg 2024; 16(10): 3123-3132
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v16/i10/3123.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v16.i10.3123