@entity697 is the most common cause of @entity490 requiring surgery in @entity1 . But it is an uncommon entity in young @entity1 and rare in @entity1 . During a 10-year period, between January 1991 and December 2000, 7 @entity1 (age from 17 days to 8 months) were treated for @entity697 at Changhua Christian Hospital. All of the preoperative symptoms and signs, the duration between admission and operation, pathology reports, and laboratory data were reviewed. There were no specific clinical signs and symptoms. The duration between admission and operation ranged from 2 hours to 5 days (mean: 31.4 hours). The pathology reports revealed 3 were gangrenous, 3 were gangrenous with perforation and one was suppurative. There was one death. @entity796 was cultured from blood, ascites, bile or stool in 6 cases (85.7%). Early diagnosis of @entity697 in @entity1 is still difficult. Although the mortality has declined, the morbidity still remains high. The high percentage of @entity281 by @entity796 should be further evaluated in @entity698 .

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'infants'] @entity697 :: ('MESH:D000208', 'Disease') :: ['Acute appendicitis', 'acute appendicitis'] @entity796 :: ('287', 'Species') :: ['Pseudomonas aeruginosa'] @entity698 :: ('MESH:D001064', 'Disease') :: ['infantile appendicitis'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infection'] @entity490 :: ('MESH:D015746', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal pain']
@entity698 :: (MESH:D001064,Disease) :: ['Appendicitis']
