1. A cautionary tale of hyperbilirubinaemia in subhepatic appendicitis
- Author
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Gopakumar Hariharan and Manimegalai Shanmuganathan
- Subjects
Emergency Medical Services ,medicine.medical_specialty ,appendicitis ,Health (social science) ,hyperbilirubinemia ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Delayed diagnosis ,Medicine ,Appendectomy ,Humans ,Child ,Perforated Appendicitis ,business.industry ,General surgery ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Australia ,RC952-1245 ,Complicated appendicitis ,medicine.disease ,Appendicitis ,subhepatic appendicitis ,Special situations and conditions ,perforated appendicitis ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 ,business ,Biomarkers - Abstract
Subhepatic appendicitis is rare in children and often presents with atypical symptoms and signs, resulting in delayed diagnosis with attendant complications. The presence of hyperbilirubinemia could be a marker of complicated appendicitis and may assist rural physicians to seek specialist assistance early.
- Published
- 2021