Histopathological Spectrum of Appendicectomy Specimen

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Abstract
Background : Appendicitis is by far the most common abdominal emergency. Histopathological examination of the appendix after appendicectomy is recommended to identify unexpected findings.Objective : The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the various histopathological diagnosis in appendectomy specimen.Material and method: Present study consist of 300 appendicectomy specimen(either open or laparoscopic ) which were studied for histopathological examination for the period of one year. The clinical and imaging details were reviewed from histopathology requisition form.Results :In present study, total 300 appendicectomy cases were studied among which 298 (99.34%) cases were non neoplastic and 2 cases were neoplastic (0.66%). Maximum number of the patients were 11 to 20year age group. Male were affected more being 194 (65%) and female constitute 106 (35.3%) with M:F ratio of 1.8:1. There were maximum number of cases of acute appendicitis of 132 cases (44%) followed by second commonest was acute on chronic appendicitis (21.66%).Conclusion :Routine histopathological examination yields important clinical information to diagnose inflammatory and neoplastic (benign and malignant) conditions. The study concludes that all appendicectomy specimen should be sent for routine histopathological examination which is gold standard for diagnosis of various unexpected pathological lesions.
Keywords : Appendicitis, non-neoplastic, neoplastic, Appendicectomy,Histopathological diagnosis