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 ResearchConceptsPerforated appendicitisColonic carcinomaPercent of patientsMajority of patientsYears of ageAppendiceal lumenElderly patientsFaecal fistulaLymphoid hyperplasiaOccult bloodCarcinoid tumorsSecond patientBarium enemaFirst patientColonic cancerDiagnostic colonoscopySigmoid carcinomaColonic neoplasmsCommon causeAppendicitisSuch lesionsPatientsCarcinomaAppendectomyMen