1.
Med Clin (Barc)
; 89(1): 38-9, 1987 May 30.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3613735
2.
Med Clin (Barc)
; 74(8): 312-6, 1980 Apr 25.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7374235
ABSTRACT
The mortality rate and clinical, analytical, radiographic and pathologic data from 31 patients with acute appendicitis over 60 years of age are compared to those from 100 patients under 60. The elderly group showed a greater delay in medical consulting, a more diffuse abdominal pain and a greater incidence of perforated and gangrenous appendicitis. This last fact could be related not only to the consulting delay, but also to the own characteristics of the aged appendix. There were no significant differences between both groups regarding analytical results and radiographic findings. Mortality rate was 13 percent in the elderly, while it was null in the younger series.