Perforated Appendicitis: Contributing Risk Factors and Outcome in Children at Gezira National Center of Pediatrics Surgery (2016-2017)

Israa Ahmed Seilia Wina1,2,3, Safaa Hamid1,2,3*, Asaad Hamed1,2,3 and Faisal Abdel Galil Nugud2

1 MRCSed, Ibn Sena Specialized Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan 2 MRCSed, East Kent University Foundation Trust, UK 3 MRCP, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust Foundation, UK 4 Pediatric Surgery, Gezira University, Wad Madani, Sudan

^*Correspondance to: Safaa Hamid 

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Abstract

Background: In the Gezira National Center of Pediatrics Surgery (GNCPS), we observed that most of the children presented with acute appendicitis coming from rural areas of Gezira state in Sudan and some of them are having perforated appendicitis at operation. This study is designed to reflect our local experience in GNCPS regarding the contributing risk factors and outcomes of management of children presented with perforated appendicitis. Methods: This prospective study comprised 200 consecutive patients (age

Keywords

Perforated appendicitis; Contributing risk factors; Children

Cite the article

Seilia Wina IA, Hamid S, Hamed A, Galil Nugud FA. Perforated Appendicitis: Contributing Risk Factors and Outcome in Children at Gezira National Center of Pediatrics Surgery (2016-2017). Clin Surg. 2021; 6: 3053..