Table 1 Histological findings in the surgically removed appendix testis.

	Absent	Mild	Moderate	Severe	Not assessed*
PNLs	19 (24%)	17 (21.5%)	26 (33%)	17 (21.5%)
Oedema	2 (2.5%)	6 (7.5%)	16 (20%)	39 (49%)	16 (21%)
Haemorrhage	17 (22%)	17 (22%)	12 (15%)	32 (41%)
VI	4 (5%)	10 (13%)	27 (34%)	38 (48%)
LD	3 (4%)	5 (7%)	13 (18%)	17 (24%)	33 (47%)
Necrosis	22 (28%)	30 (39%)		26 (33%)

LD, lymphatic dilation; PNLs, polymorphonuclear leucocytes; VI, vascular congestion.

*Not assessed because of the presence of considerable degree of haemorrhage or other obscuring factors.