Unexpected appendiceal histopathology during upfront diagnostic laparoscopy for right iliac fossa pain : is a normal-looking appendix always innocent?
Papageorgopoulou, Chrysanthi Nikolakopoulos, Konstantinos
Papageorgopoulou, Chrysanthi
Nikolakopoulos, Konstantinos
Abstract
A Letter to the Editor exploring whether removing a normal-looking appendix during upfront laparoscopy for right iliac fossa pain, in the absence of any other obvious pathology that could explain the patients’ symptoms, is justified.
MIDER Authors
Affiliations
General University Hospital of Patras, Greece; George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton
Date
2023-07-27
Type
Correspondence
Subject
Collections
Citation
Papageorgopoulou C, Nikolakopoulos K, Seretis C. Unexpected appendiceal histopathology during upfront diagnostic laparoscopy for right iliac fossa pain: is a normal-looking appendix always innocent? Prz Gastroenterol. 2023;18(2):219-220. doi: 10.5114/pg.2023.129416. Epub 2023 Jul 27.