RT Journal
A1 Ammori BJ
T1 THe clinical and economic correlates of nonspecific abdominal pain mismanaged by appendectomy
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 2003
FD January 1
VO 138
IS 1
SP 111
OP 111
DO 10.1001/archsurg.138.1.111
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.138.1.111
AB 
The cause of initial right lower abdominal pain remains unclear in most patients who undergo NA. These patients may be more correctly categorized with a diagnosis of NSAP. The significantly longer hospital stay and greater hospital charges for patients with NA compared with those with appendicitis reflect our failure to identify and to timely and satisfactorily treat or alleviate the causes of NSAP. These issues are not simply a reflection of the surgery. The much greater rate of infectious complications despite the noninflamed appendix may suggest an immune dysfunction associated with obscure causes of NSAP. The authors' title should instead read "The Clinical and Economic Correlates of Nonspecific Abdominal Pain Mismanaged by Appendectomy."