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Composition of the cellular infiltrate in patients with simple and complex appendicitis.
The Journal of surgical research - 15 Jun 2017
Gorter Ramon R, Wassenaar Emma C E, de Boer Onno J, Bakx Roel, Roelofs Joris J T H, Bunders Madeleine J, van Heurn L W Ernst, Heij Hugo A
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BACKGROUND: It is now well established that there are two types of appendicitis: simple (nonperforating) and complex (perforating). This study evaluates differences in the composition of the immune cellular infiltrate in children with simple and complex appendicitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 47 consecutive children undergoing appendectomy for acute appendicitis between January 2011 and December 2012 were...
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