Neonatal and Infant Appendicitis. Clin Perinatol 2020 Mar;47(1):183-196
Date
02/01/2020Pubmed ID
32000925DOI
10.1016/j.clp.2019.10.004Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85076851402 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 14 CitationsAbstract
Neonatal appendicitis is a rare disease with a high mortality rate. Appendicitis is difficult to diagnose in neonatal and infant populations because it mimics other more common conditions in these age groups. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of appendicitis are often nonspecific in nonverbal patients and a high index of suspicion is necessary to initiate the appropriate diagnostic work-up. The keys to successful management of appendicitis in infants include keeping the diagnosis on the differential in the setting of unexplained intra-abdominal sepsis, following a diagnostic algorithm in the work-up of infant abdominal pathology, and performing appendectomy once the diagnosis is confirmed.
Author List
Bence CM, Densmore JCAuthor
John C. Densmore MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AppendectomyAppendicitis
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intestinal Perforation
Rare Diseases
Risk Factors
