THE CLINICAL AND MORPHOPATHOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF APPENDICOLITHS IN THE EVOLUTION OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS IN CHILDREN
Appendicoliths are clinically significant in pediatric acute appendicitis, potentially predisposing to more severe inflammatory and destructive changes of the vermiform appendix. Objective: To assess the incidence of appendicoliths in children undergoing surgery for acute appendicitis and to evaluate their clinical si...