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- The study focused on the first laparoscopic appendectomy performed on 150 patients at a military hospital, analyzing outcomes specifically among young men with acute appendicitis.
- Researchers found that symptoms and lab results for mild (catarrhal) appendicitis can closely resemble more severe cases, complicating diagnosis.
- The author suggests that there is a need for improved diagnostic methods and a tailored medicinal approach for ambiguous cases of appendicitis, considering the unique context of a military medical setting.
Article Abstract
The article reflects the results of the first laparoscopic appendectomy experiment which was conducted on the base of 30 person department of the military hospital for 150 patients. The researcher made the statistical analysis of the results of acute appendicitis diagnostic and cure among young men. For the group of patients whit catarrhal form of acute appendicitis separate analysis was committed. It was found out that in the half of cases the clinic and laboratory scheme of acute appendicitis does not differ from the destructive one. These results made the researcher comprehend the necessity of additional ways of diagnostic in the acute appendicitis shady cases. It is also necessary to develop a medicinal and diagnostic algorithm for shady appendicitis in accordance with diagnostic conditions of military hospital for 150 patients.
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