Appendectomy in Appendiceal Parasitosis: A Retrospective Analysis

Objective Study design Descriptive case series. Place & Duration of study Methodology A total of 65 specimens of appendiceal parasitosis amongst 1617 appendectomy cases produced a frequency of 4.02%. Mean age group of patients with appendiceal infestation was 14.38 + 9.83 year with an overwhelming (50.76%) presenting in the second decade of life. Male to female ratio was 1.24:1. Normal histology (n=39, 60%) was most frequently reported followed by lymphoid hyperplasia (n=18, 27.6%) whereas only 07 (9.85%) cases of parasitic infestation had acute or acute suppurative appendicitis.