39. Missed Appendicitis

07/04/2011 18 min
39. Missed Appendicitis

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, Dr Jonathan White discusses missed appendicitis. After listening to this episode, learners should be able to: differentiate between simple acute appendicitis and missed appendicitis describe the typical history and physical exam findings in the patient with missed appendicitis describe indications for operative and non-operative management of missed appendicitis list the factors which should be considered when considering interval appendectomy Running time: 18:58