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Table 1 Laparoscopic grading system of acute appendicitis

From: Acute appendicitis: proposal of a new comprehensive grading system based on clinical, imaging and laparoscopic findings

Grade

Laparoscopic findings

Grade 0

Normal looking appendix

Grade 1

Hyperemia and edema

Grade 2

Fibrinous exudate

Grade 3A

Segmental necrosis

Grade 3B

Base necrosis

Grade 4A

Abscess

Grade 4B

Regional Peritonitis

Grade 5

Difuse Peritonitis

  1. Note: From Gomes et al. 2012 [13]
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World Journal of Emergency Surgery

ISSN: 1749-7922