Andreou P, Blain S, Du Boulay C E
Department of Pathology, Southhampton General Hospital, UK.
Histopathology. 1990 Nov;17(5):427-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1990.tb00763.x.
In a study of 101 autopsy appendices and over 3000 surgically resected appendices the range of histopathological features seen in each group is described. Fibrosis and faecoliths were more common in the older autopsy group than in the younger surgically resected group. The high incidence of fibrosis in the autopsy group suggests that this is an age-related change, although some may be due to previous inflammation. The low incidence of faecoliths in the surgically resected group does not support the hypothesis that they are a major cause of appendicitis.
在一项对101份尸检阑尾及3000多份手术切除阑尾的研究中，描述了每组中所观察到的组织病理学特征范围。纤维化和粪石在老年尸检组中比在年轻手术切除组中更为常见。尸检组中纤维化的高发生率表明这是一种与年龄相关的变化，尽管有些可能归因于先前的炎症。手术切除组中粪石的低发生率并不支持它们是阑尾炎主要病因的假说。
