Annals of Pediatric Surgery

Table 1 The presenting complaints of the patients

From: Early appendectomy for appendicular mass: operative findings and outcome in 220 children—a developing country perspective

Symptoms	Number of patients	%
Abdominal pain	216	98.18
Vomiting	159	72.27
Fever	146	66.36
constipation	29	13.18
Nausea	13	5.91
Anorexia	11	5.00
Diarrhea	9	4.09
Abdominal distension	7	3.18
Dysuria	4	1.82
Cough	3	1.36
Hematemesis	1	0.45
Melena	1	0.45

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