18Feb 2017

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN APPENDICITIS AND LIFESTYLE; DIETARY AND HYGIENE IN SAUDI ARABIA.

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Acute appendicitis (AA) is considered as one of the most common causes of surgical emergencies worldwide (1). The gold standard treatment for AA is Appendectomy (2). About 6% of the population during their lifetime, will suffer from acute appendicitis (3,4). Males suffer from acute appendicitis than females (8.6% and 6.7% respectively) (5,6). Acute appendicitis rarely causing death; with a mortality rate ranges from zero up to 2.4% (8). However, more attention has been directed for early diagnosis and intervention.A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the relationship between appendicitis and lifestyle ; dietary and hygiene in Saudi Arabia. This study showed defects in Dietary life style for acute appendicitis patients including, low consumption of water, a significant decrease in the containment of fiber at the usual food.

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[Ibrahim Ahmed Alzahrani, Saad Attiah Al-Sehli, Ahmed Ali Alsharif, Rayyan Ahmad Alqurayyan, Reem Fahad Alshenaifi, Amal Mohammed Ayoub Omar, Alaa Ahmed Ibrahim Saif, Mather Jafar Alabduljabbar, Morshed Ali Mohammed Alsawidan, Esra Ali Alhwsawi and Ali Salem Alhamidah. (2017); RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN APPENDICITIS AND LIFESTYLE; DIETARY AND HYGIENE IN SAUDI ARABIA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Feb). 263-269] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. Soliman Amer

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3142      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3142

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