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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Appendicular abscess is one of the rarest entity that presents with abdominal pain. It occurs in around 2-7% of patients with appendicitis. Younger people, in the age group of 10-19, have a higher chance of developing appendicular abscess. Males are more likely than females to develop appendicular abscess. Caucasians are more likely to develop complication of appendicitis than non-Caucasians.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalance
The lifetime risk of appendicitis is 8.6 % for males and 6.7 % for female of which only 2-7% develops abscess.[1]
Incidence
Annual incidence of appendicitis in united states is 9.38 per 100,000 persons.[2]
Age
It occurs most often between the ages of 10 and 30.[1]
Gender
Males are more commonly affected with appendicular abscess than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 1.4 to 1.[1]
Race
- Appendicitis usually affects individuals of the white race.Non white individuals are less likely to develop Appendicitis.[1]
- Appendicitis rates were 1.5 times higher for whites than for nonwhites, highest (15.4 per 10,000 population per year) in the west north central region, and 11.3% higher in the summer than in the winter months.