Appendectomy: A Contemporary Appraisal

ObjectiveThe authors present an accurate and comprehensive snapshot of appendicitis and the practice of appendectomy in the 1990s.MethodsAppendectomies were performed on 4950 patients in 147 Department of Defense hospitals worldwide over a 12-month period ending January 31, 1993.ResultsThe media

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