Because the risk of recurrent sepsis is about 25%, interval appendicectomy is generally performed 6–8 weeks after resolution of the acute illness.
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Fever occurs in 70% of cases (often absent in elderly and immunosuppressed patients) Abdominal tenderness Present in > 95% of patients Cutaneous hyperesthesia may be present
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RESULTS: Patients presented with right lower abdominal pain (49%, 16/33), right flank pain (24%, 8/33), right upper abdominal pain (18%, 6/33), and periumbilical pain (15%
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