Acute appendicitis in children: age as a prognostic factor

Authors

  • Ismael L. Polo Amorín Hospital Pediátrico “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Manuel Alejandro Alvarado Soria Hospital Pediátrico “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Carmen del R. Gómez Maciñeira Hospital Pediátrico “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Roberto Reyes Rodríguez Hospital Pediátrico “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Raúl Martínez Novoa Hospital Pediátrico “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

appendicitis/diagnosis, appendicitis/surgery, pediatrics

Abstract

In order to determine the behavior of acute appendicitis and its relationship with age, a retrospective comparative descriptive study was conducted in patients who underwent appendectomy at the José Luis Miranda Pediatric University Hospital in Santa Clara during 2009. The sample consisted of 156 patients, aged between 3 and 15 years. The clinical and laboratory variables were studied, as well as the stage of the appendix at the moment of intervention in 3 different age groups. In patients under 5 years of age, nonspecific signs and symptoms such as generalized pain without Murphy sequence and general distention predominated, as well as complicated forms of the disease. It is in this age group where the major difficulties in diagnosing the disease appeared.

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Author Biographies

Ismael L. Polo Amorín, Hospital Pediátrico “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Cirugía Pediátrica. Profesor Instructor de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Manuel Alejandro Alvarado Soria, Hospital Pediátrico “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Residente de Cirugía Pediátrica

Carmen del R. Gómez Maciñeira, Hospital Pediátrico “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Cirugía Pediátrica

Roberto Reyes Rodríguez, Hospital Pediátrico “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Residente de Cirugía Pediátrica

Raúl Martínez Novoa, Hospital Pediátrico “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Ortopedia y Traumatología. Máster en Medicina Natural y Tradicional. Profesor Instructor de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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Polo Amorín IL, Alvarado Soria MA, Gómez Maciñeira C del R, Reyes Rodríguez R, Martínez Novoa R. Acute appendicitis in children: age as a prognostic factor. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2011 Oct. 9 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];5(4):3-7. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/650

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 4 (2011): October-December. Special Issue of Pediatrics

Section

Original Articles

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