Abstract
Appendicitis is the most common cause of surgical abdomen in children. There is a wide range of possible clinical presentations with variation across the age spectrum being important. Although conservative management is rising in popularity surgical removal remains the gold standard.
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Charles McBurney (1845–1913)—Surgeon at Roosevelt Hospital, New York City, USA. During the 1880s and 1890s, he was a leading advocate for surgery in appendicitis, describing clinical features and incision.
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Harrith Hasson—American gynaecologist—described open access technique in 1971.
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Giuliani, S. (2022). Acute Appendicitis. In: Sinha, C.K., Davenport, M. (eds) Handbook of Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84467-7_53
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