Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	97966
Country	China

Received	2024-06-13 22:16
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Category	Emergency Medicine
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Clinical significance of appendicoliths in elderly patients over eighty years old undergoing emergency appendectomy: A single-center retrospective study
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Ling-Qiang Min, Jing Lu and Hong-Yong He
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Hong-Yong He http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7371-4133
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Natural Science Foundation of China 82373417 Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai 23ZR1409900 Clinical Research Fund of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University ZSLCYJ202343
Corresponding Author	Hong-Yong He, MD, PhD, Associate Chief Physician, Department of General Surgery/Emergency Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China. he.hongyong@zs-hospital.sh.cn
Key Words	Elderly patients; Acute appendicitis; Appendicolith; Appendectomy; Acute abdomen
Core Tip	Acute appendicitis is increasingly a common cause of abdominal pain among elderly patients in China. Although antibiotic therapy has become the primary treatment for acute uncomplicated appendicitis, elderly patients experience significantly higher rates of postoperative complications. Our study revealed that about 40% of these elderly patients had an appendicolith, which put them at a higher risk for appendiceal gangrene and perforation. This finding emphasizes the necessity for timely surgical intervention in these cases.
Publish Date	2024-10-30 14:58
Citation	<p>Min LQ, Lu J, He HY. Clinical significance of appendicoliths in elderly patients over eighty years old undergoing emergency appendectomy: A single-center retrospective study. <i>World J Gastrointest Surg</i> 2024; 16(11): 3453-3462</p>
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v16/i11/3453.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v16.i11.3453

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