Year 2025 / Volume 117 / Number 10
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Role of cellular indices in predicting post-appendectomy abscess in children

588-589

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2024.10617/2024

Julio César Moreno-Alfonso, Sharom Barbosa-Velásquez, Ada Molina Caballero, Alberto Pérez Martínez, María Concepción Yárnoz Irazábal,

Abstract
Up to 20% of advanced appendicitis cases can be complicated by postoperative abscesses, adding morbidity and mortality and prolonging hospital stays. This study examines the utility of two cellular indices as predictors of post-appendectomy abscess compared to cell counts.
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Moreno-Alfonso J, Barbosa-Velásquez S, Molina Caballero A, Pérez Martínez A, Yárnoz Irazábal M. Role of cellular indices in predicting post-appendectomy abscess in children. 10617/2024


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Publication history

Received: 25/06/2024

Accepted: 28/06/2024

Online First: 11/07/2024

Published: 10/10/2025

Article Online First time: 16 days

Article editing time: 472 days


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