Clinical profile of patients with mass in right iliac fossa
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Surgery - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Appendicular pathology continues to be the most common cause of right iliac fossa mass appendicular mass need not necessarily be conservatively treated, as they had not found increase in morbidity or hospital stay following immediate surgical intervention. In appendicular abscess, appendectomy and drainage can be attempted. This study includes selection of patients with mass in the right iliac fossa on a randomized and prospective basis.The clinical material of this study consists of detailed study of 30 cases of right iliac fossa mass attending hospital for treatment during the study period. In our study of 30 cases, 56.7% were related to appendicular pathology in form of Appendicular mass (36.7%) or Appendicular abscess (20%), 23.3% were Ileocaecal tuberculosis, 13.3% were Carcinoma of caecum, 3.3% were Non- Hodgkin‟s lymphoma and 3.3% were Retroperitoneal sarcoma.
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Ganesh S Bhavikatti, Ramesh Ainapure
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