Introduction Twenty to thirty percent appendices removed from patients with suspected
appendicitis appear normal on histology. The cause of pain in these patients is unknown …

Objectives: The mast cell remains an enigmatic cell, found resident in tissues throughout the
body particularly in association with structures such as blood vessels and nerves. Various …

Introduction: High negative appendectomy rate still prevails on conventional histologic
examination. Increased mural eosinophilic infiltrate had been observed in acute …

Abstract 120 consecutive appendicectomies and 20 appendices from medicolegal autopsies
were studied. The cases were grouped as. A: Acute appendicitis. B: Acute presentation, not …

Eight cases of a histological entity that we name'acute eosinophilic appendicitis'(AEA) are
described and compared with classical acute appendicitis and appendices, which turned out …

Mast cells are known to be effector cells in various inflammatory reactions, but their role in
appendicitis is unclear. The present study was undertaken to investigate the extent of mast …

Finding of increased numbers of eosinophils in the muscle in cases of acute appendicitis
has led to the hypothesis that it may have an allergic origin. This study aimed to measure the …

Aim and objective: To study the number and distribution of mast cells in surgically resected
appendices of normal and inflamed, age and sex wise. Introduction: Mast cells play an …

The objective of this study was to ascertain whether acute appendicitis can occur in patients
with a normal leukocyte count. This study was prospective and descriptive. In this study …

Abstract Introduction and Aim In about 20–25% of appendicectomies performed for clinically
suspected acute appendicitis, definite morphological changes are lacking on …