Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	3615
Country	Türkiye

Received	2013-05-09 13:32
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Unusual histopathological findings in appendectomy specimens from patients with suspected acute appendicitis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Mehmet Yilmaz, Sami Akbulut, Koray Kutluturk, Nurhan Sahin, Ebru Arabaci, Cengiz Ara and Sezai Yilmaz
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Corresponding Author	Sami Akbulut, MD, Department of Surgery, Liver Transplant Institute, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, 44280 Malatya, Turkey. akbulutsami@gmail.com
Key Words	Appendicitis; Appendectomy specimens; Histopathology; Unusual findings; Appendiceal malignancy
Core Tip	Appendectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures worldwide. Although most of the resected appendectomy specimens show typical histopathologic findings, some (< 2%) show unusual histopathologic findings. The most common of these unusual features are primary or secondary appendiceal malignancies, mucocele, enterobisis, schistosomiasis, ascariasis, tuberculosis, amobiasis, and entometriosis. While some of the patients with unusual histopatholic findings require close follow-up and/or additional surgical treatment, others also necessitate antimicrobial therapy. Infectious appendicitis is responsible for a significant majority of the most commonly observed unusual features, especially in cases from developing nations in geographic regions with tropical and sub-tropical climates. Therefore, regardless of the underlying etiology, the results from histopathological examination of the resected appendectomy specimen may help guide the subsequent management of cases to prevent serious appendicular diseases.
Publish Date	2013-07-06 17:46
Citation	Yilmaz M, Akbulut S, Kutluturk K, Sahin N, Arabaci E, Ara C, Yilmaz S. Unusual histopathological findings in appendectomy specimens from patients with suspected acute appendicitis. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(25): 4015-4022
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i25/4015.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i25.4015

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