Evidence of appendicitis exists from ancient E gyptian mummies but the appendix was not
discovered as an anatomical entity until the renaissance in W estern E uropean literature …

This paper examines the time trends in acute appendicitis in Britain in relation to changes in
consumption of fibre, meat, and sugar. Knowledge of previous case fatality rates, diagnostic …

INTRODUCTION The thesis that appendicitis in the majority of cases is a form of closed loop
obstruction will be developed in this paper. It will be shown that in 80 per cent of all cases in …

The formation of true calculi within the lumen of the vermiform appendix is a comparatively
rare event, but the condition is of clinical importance because of the frequency with which …

Aims: Appendicoliths cause acute appendicitis and appendicular perforation. Do
appendicoliths cause acute abdominal pain in the absence of acute appendicitis? Methods …

Fecalith is a concretion of dry compact feces or hard stony mass of faeces in the intestinal
tract. Though appendicular fecoliths are commonly encountered, caecal fecoliths are rare …

The subject of appendiceal fecalith has been discussed in the literature for many years.
Wegeler 14 first mentioned appendiceal stone in 1813. The first correct preoperative …

Background: Appendicitis is the most common disease requiring abdominal surgery in
children. However, the diagnosis of pediatric appendicitis is still a challenge, resulting in …

Opaque and nonopaque appendiceal concretions have long been recognized by the
radiologist and pathologist. In 1813, W egeler described appendiceal concretions, and as …

THE mortality in instances of acutely ruptured appendix accompanied by diffuse general
peritonitis is extremely high under methods of treatment com-monly employed. Such …