SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.25, sa.9, ss.1232-1236, 2004 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)
Objective: Appendicitis is the most common non-traumatic surgical abdominal disorder in children aged 2-years or older. It is generally believed that delay in diagnosis and surgery of acute appendicitis is associated with a more advanced stage of disease and a higher morbidity. The aim of this retrospective study was to document the clinical features of acute appendicitis (AA), and to describe the factors associated with appendiceal perforation (AP) among children.