Perforated appendicitis and obstructing colonic carcinoma in the elderly
Sumpio B, Ballantyne G, Zdon M, Modlin I. Perforated appendicitis and obstructing colonic carcinoma in the elderly. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 1986, 29: 668-670. PMID: 3757711, DOI: 10.1007/bf02560335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAppendiceal NeoplasmsAppendicitisColonic NeoplasmsHumansIntestinal ObstructionIntestinal PerforationMaleMiddle AgedRupture, SpontaneousConceptsPerforated appendicitisColonic carcinomaPercent of patientsMajority of patientsYears of ageAppendiceal lumenElderly patientsFaecal fistulaLymphoid hyperplasiaOccult bloodCarcinoid tumorsSecond patientBarium enemaFirst patientColonic cancerDiagnostic colonoscopySigmoid carcinomaColonic neoplasmsCommon causeAppendicitisSuch lesionsPatientsCarcinomaAppendectomyMen