Surgical management of acute appendicitis in leukemia / 临床外科杂志

Objective To improve the level of diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis in leukemia.Method 17 cases of acute appendicitis in leukemia that were treated from 1980 to 2002 were reviewed.Result All 17 cases underwent appendectomy,16 survived the immediate postoperative period,only one died.Conclusions Leukemia were predisposed to acute appendicitis than normal during chemotherapy period and our experience supports the surgical management of acute appendicitis in leukemia.Because immunosuppression and thrombocytopenia were the main causes of additional surgical dangers,relative methods should be applied in perioperation period.The complications of incision were common,so the observation of incision should be emphasized.