Table 1 Review of the cases of traumatic appendicitis reported in the literature
From: Traumatic appendicitis: a case report and literature review
Year | Authors | Cause of traumatic appendicitis | Mechanism of traumatism |
|---|---|---|---|
1927 | Richard J. Behan, Ann Surg. 1927 Feb 85(2):263–8. | 14 cases | Bicycle Fall, Industrial accident |
1940 | G.K. Rhodes, California and western medicine, vol 53 n°4 | 7 cases | Abdominal trauma during scuffle, sports injury, industrial accident, car crash |
1991 | Hennington and al. Annales of surgery, 1991 | 2 cases | Industrial accident, Bicycle fall |
1993 – 2002 | B. Etensel and al. Emerg Med J 2005 22:874–877 | 5 cases | 4 car crashes, 1 fall from a height of 10 meters |
1996 | A.O. C iftçi, and al.Eur J Pediatr Surg1996;6:350–3. | 5 cases | Abdominal trauma |
2002 | Hager and al., Emerg Med J 2002 19:366–367 | 1 case | Fall from a ladder |
2006 | L. Pisoni and al. Ann Ital Chir. 2006 Sep Oct 77(5):441-2 | 1 case | Abdominal trauma |
2010 | Atalla MA and al.ANZ J Surg. 2010 Jul-Aug 80(7–8):572-3 | 1 case | Car Crash |
2012 | Paschos KA and al., Emerg Med Australas. 2012 Jun 24(3):343–6. | 1 case | Blunt abdominal trauma |
2013 | Wani I. Post traumatic retrocecal appendicitis. OA Case reports 2013 May 01; 2 (4): 31 | 8 cases | Fall, Kicked in the abdomen, Bicycle fall |