Acute appendicitis in Ninevah

Looking back through the emergency records of the operation theatre, there were 1.225 cases labeled as acute appendicitis in the preoperative charts during the two years period, January, 1972 to December, 1973. The operative findings of these cases were studied carefully and the findings were compaired to similar ones reported from other centers. Emphasis was put upon the finding in those whom the appendix was found normal at surgery