Inflammatory abdominal mass after appendectomy
- VernacularTitle:阑尾切除术后腹部炎症性肿块
- Author:
Binghuang LIN
;
Jinsheng WANG
;
Jianghua LIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Surgery
2001;16(5):297-298
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the causes and therapy of inflammatory abdominal mass after appendectomy. Methods 21 cases with inflammatory abdominal mass after appendectomy, which were diagnosed and treated in our hospital from 1980 to 1998, were retrospectively analyzed. Results Of 21 cases, 17 were male, 4 were female. Follow-up of 3 months to 2 years found no recurrence among the 13 cases receiving medical therapy. 8 cases underwent surgical excision (4 of which had been preoperatively misdiagnosed as carcinoma or tuberculosis) with pathology-proved diagnosis of inflammatory mass. Conclusions Afflicting mainly male youths, this disease is a kind of local chronic inflammatory hyperplastic entity, which subsides by medical therapy. Surgery is only indicated in cases when carcinoma or tuberculosis could not be excluded.
