Management of complicated acute appendicitis

Appendicitis, denoting the appendix inflammation, is the most common emergent condition in children (1). The global incidence of acute appendicitis (AA) ranges between 76 and 227 cases per 100,000 population annually (2). The acute appendicitis lifetime risk varies from 7-8% in the USA (3) to 16% in South Korea (4). All age groups could be affected, but there is a peak incidence in children of 10 to 20 years of age (5)