Table 1.
The breakdown of the pathological diagnoses of 203 patients.
Table 2.
Comparison of preoperative factors between uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis groups.
Fig 1.
A case of complicated appendicitis.
(A, B) Computed tomography images (A, transverse plane; B, coronal plane). A swollen appendix, stranding of the adjacent fat, and fluid collection are found; no obvious abscess is detected. (C) View during abdominal laparoscopy. Collection of infected fluid is found on the right side of abdomen. (D) Macroscopic image of the resected appendix. The appendix did not have signs of necrosis or perforation and was diagnosed as phlegmonous appendicitis.
Table 3.
Comparison between clinical scoring models for preoperative severity between uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis.
Fig 2.
The relationship between the level of C-reactive protein (CRP) and the existence of complicated appendicitis.
(A) Comparison of serum level of CRP between uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis. Bars show median values. (B) Receiver operating characteristic curve of the relationship between the level of CRP and the existence rates of complicated appendicitis. The area under the curve was 0.843.
Table 4.
Sensitivities, specificities, and predicted existence rates for cut-off values of serum level of C-reactive protein (CRP).