Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Vol. 15 No. 3 (2021): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Comparison between Conservative Treatment Andappendectomy for Managing Appendicular Mass in Children

Hayder Neamah Hassan (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 May 2021

Abstract

Appendectomy is considered the first treatment choice for appendicitis. However, controversy existssince conservative therapy is associated with fewer complications than appendectomy for patients with appendicular mass. Twenty onechildren underwent to appendectomy (Group I) , and sixty children on conservative therapy (Group II)were included in this study . The study was conducted at Al-Zahra Teaching Hospital in Al-Najaf city, in Iraq , during the period between October 2020 to January 2021 .The results of the current study show that there is a significant difference in laboratory Investigation (p value = 0.04) , Fever(p value = 0.001), hospital stay/ days(p value = 0.02) and duration of symptoms(p value = 0.003) between group I and group II .The study concluded that the appendectomy may result in better outcomes and less complication than conservative therapy in children with appendicular mass .

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