1 |
Atalaia-Martins et al. (2018) [8] |
66/F |
Abdominal pain |
Subepithelial luminal protrusion in the region of the appendiceal orifice with a whitish liquid material discharge |
Uncertain |
Polymorphic cell infiltrate and erosion with appendiceal fibrosis |
Right hemicolectomy |
2 |
Gomez-Torres et al. (2017) [5] |
39/M |
Abdominal pain, fever, nausea, and vomiting |
Non compressible enlarged cecal appendix (58 mm) with peri-appendiceal edema |
Appendicitis |
Chronic fistulized appendicitis with transmural lymphoid infiltration |
Appendectomy |
3 |
Liu et al. (2016) [7] |
53/M |
Abdominal pain, fever |
Distended appendix (9 mm) with surrounding mesenteric stranding |
Appendicitis |
Lymphoid hyperplasia and chronic inflammatory cells in muscularis propria and serosa |
Appendectomy with IV/oral antibiotics (6 months) |
4 |
Liu et al. (2016) [7] |
54/F |
Abdominal pain, fever |
Markedly thickened appendix (18 mm) with periappendiceal fat stranding |
Appendicitis |
Suppurative granulomatous inflammation |
Preoperative antibiotics and drainage with elective appendectomy |
5 |
Ng et al. (2014) [12] |
19/F |
Abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting |
Markedly swollen appendix (2.3 cm) with a calcified appendicolith |
Uncertain |
Extensive chronic inflammation and eosinophilic infiltration within the wall of appendix |
Ileocecectomy |
6 |
Karakus et al. (2014) [13] |
14/M |
Abdominal pain and vomiting |
Increased (10 mm) thickness of the appendix with nonperistaltic ileocecal region on ultrasonography |
Appendicitis |
Vermiform appendix with neutrophilic infiltration |
Appendectomy |
7 |
Lee et al. (2010) [1] |
50/F |
Incidental finding (routine screening) |
Well defined mass (2 cm) at the origin of appendix |
Appendiceal neoplasm of mucosal origin |
Localized abscess formation of the appendiceal wall |
Appendectomy |
8 |
Nissotakis et al. (2008) [9] |
31/M |
Abdominal pain |
No sign of appendicitis on X-ray and ultrasonography |
Appendicitis |
Transmural inflammatory cell infiltrate with lymphoid hyperplasia and fibrosis |
Appendectomy with oral antibiotics (6 months) |
9 |
Karagulle et al. (2008) [10] |
51/F |
Abdominal pain, fever and vomiting |
3 × 2-cm-sized enhancing mass near cecum |
Appendicitis |
Chronic active inflammation around sulfur granules |
Appendectomy with IV/oral antibiotics (3 months) |
10 |
Koren et al. (2002) [11] |
83/F |
Abdominal pain |
Lobular mass (5 m) attached to the cecum |
Uncertain |
Dense inflammatory cell infiltration within muscularis and fibro- purulent reaction over the serosa |
Right hemicolectomy with IV/oral antibiotics (6 months) |