Evidence of an Inflammatory Pathologic Condition in “Normal” Appendices Following Emergency Appendectomy
2009
Abstract Background.—Appendices removed from patients with suspected appendicitis often appear normal on histologic examination. Objective.—To study appendix specimens for the expression of inflammatory markers as an indicator of presence of an inflammatory response in this subgroup of patients. Methods.—Cyclooxygenase 1 and 2, prostaglandin E2, inducible nitric oxide synthase, and major histocompatibility complex class II were investigated by immunofluorohistochemistry using confocal laser microscopy in 15 acutely inflamed appendix specimens, 39 histologically classified “normal” appendices, and 11 negative control specimens. Results.—Strong expressions of all the inflammatory mediators were found in the mucosa of inflamed appendices, in approximately 50% of histologically normal appendices from patients with a clinical diagnosis of appendicitis, and in none of the normal control specimens. Conclusion.—This study confirms the existence of a subgroup of appendicitis within the so-called histologically nor...
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