Said W E
Int Urol Nephrol. 1976;8(1):67-70. doi: 10.1007/BF02081993.
A retrospective study of 150 records of patients attending a renal clinic revealed a high (10 per cent) incidence of history of appendectomy. The possibility that an acute exacerbation of pyelonephritis, especially on the right side, might be misdiagnosed in some cases as appendicitis is discussed. Acute renal failure following unnecessary appendectomy in a patient with previously unrecognized and asymptomatic chronic renal disease may occur if this possibility is not borne in mind before operating on an atypical case of appendicitis.
一项对150例肾病门诊患者病历的回顾性研究显示，阑尾切除术史的发生率很高（10%）。文中讨论了肾盂肾炎急性加重（尤其是右侧）在某些情况下可能被误诊为阑尾炎的可能性。如果在为非典型阑尾炎病例进行手术前没有考虑到这种可能性，那么对于患有先前未被识别且无症状的慢性肾病患者，进行不必要的阑尾切除术后可能会发生急性肾衰竭。
