APPENDICEAL MASS: DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT STRATEGY.

One of the frequent complications of acute appendicitis is appendiceal mass (AM). This research aimed to specify the criteria of AM diagnostics and determine the rational treatment strategy. It was stated that the duration of disease more than 3 days in combination with palpable infiltrate in the right iliac region and absence of positive appendiceal signs allowed formation of the clinical diagnosis of dense AM and definition of the following diagnostics program.