Table 3.
Summary of treatment for appendicitis, histology results and outcome
| Author | Treatment | Gross histology | Histology | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amir | – | Inflamed appendix (+ fibrin) | Appendicitis | Recovered |
| Bangs | Laparotomy | – | – | – |
| Ciftci | Appendicectomy | Perforated appendix | Appendicitis | 6.4 ± 1.5 days hospital stay |
| Ciftci | Appendicectomy | Acute appendicitis | Appendicitis | |
| Ciftci | Appendicectomy | Acute appendicitis | Appendicitis | |
| Ciftci | Appendicectomy | Perforated appendix | Appendicitis | |
| Ciftci | Appendicectomy | Acute appendicitis | Appendicitis | |
| Derr | Laparoscopic appendicectomy | No perforation | – | Recovered |
| Etensel | Laparotomy | Hep lacerations + appendicitis | Confirmed appendicitis | 15-day stay |
| Etensel | Laparotomy | Hyperaemic, oedematous, thickened | Confirmed appendicitis | 19-day stay |
| Etensel | Laparotomy | Hyperaemic, inflamed | Confirmed appendicitis | 15-day stay |
| Etensel | Laparotomy | Hyperaemic, oedematous, inflamed | Confirmed appendicitis | 10-day stay |
| Etensel | Laparotomy | Hyperaemic, oedematous, thickened | Confirmed appendicitis | 21-day stay |
| Hagger | – | Gangrenous appendix inside hernia | – | Full recovery by 6 weeks |
| Hennington | Midline celiotomy | Gangrenous appendix | – | 3-day stay |
| Hennington | Appendicectomy | Acute suppurative appendicitis | – | 2-day stay |
| Houry | Exploratory laparotomy | Acutely inflamed, perforated | – | 7-day stay |
| Karavokyros | Antibiotics, then laparotomy | Inflamed appendix | Confirmed appendicitis, lymph node enlarged | 7-day stay |
| Musemeche | Appendicectomy | Acute appendicitis with perforation | – | 19-day stay |
| Osterhoudt | Appendicectomy | Gangrenous appendix | Gangrenous appendix | Full recovery |
| Ramesh | Laparotomy | Perforated appendix | Suppurative appendicitis | 5-day stay |
| Ramsook | Appendicectomy/lavage | Acutely inflamed, retrocaecal | Inflammation, full thickness perforation | – |
| Serour | Laparotomy | Gangrenous appendix | Confirmed, with peri-appendicitis | – |
| Serour | Appendicectomy | Phlegmonous appendix | Confirmed, with peri-appendicitis | – |
| Serour | Appendicectomy/drainage | Acute, gangrenous, perforated | – | – |
| Stephenson | Appendicectomy | Acutely inflamed appendix | – | Full recovery |
| Takagi | Appendicectomy | Acutely inflamed appendix | Phlegmonous appendix + peri-appendicitis | Uncomplicated |
| Volchok | Laparoscopic appendicectomy | Grossly inflamed appendix + fecalith | – | 1-day stay |
| This study | Appendicectomy | Retrocaecal, inflamed and necrotic appendix | Acute suppurative appendicitis with serositis | 4-day stay |