Nahida El-Rifai, Hassan Harissi, Nabil Daoud, Emmanuelle Leteurtre, Frédéric Gottrand
Department of Pediatrics Makassed General Hospital Beirut Lebanon.
Department of Surgery Makassed General Hospital Beirut Lebanon.
Clin Case Rep. 2018 Sep 28;6(11):2160-2162. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1795. eCollection 2018 Nov.
Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical condition encountered in the pediatric age group but the clinical presentation could be misleading. This highlights the importance of exploratory laparotomy even in the absence of systemic manifestations in order not to miss a serious underlying pathology such as intestinal tuberculosis.
急性阑尾炎是儿科年龄组中最常见的外科病症,但临床表现可能具有误导性。这凸显了即使在没有全身表现的情况下进行剖腹探查术的重要性,以免漏诊严重的潜在病理状况,如肠结核。