Is it necessary to block an entire appendix to exclude acute appendicitis?

HistopathologyEarly View Correspondence Is it necessary to block an entire appendix to exclude acute appendicitis? Newton ACS Wong, Corresponding Author Newton ACS Wong [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-9537-4106 Department of Cellular Pathology, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK Address for correspondence: Dr Newton A C S Wong, Department of Cellular Pathology, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Road, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK. e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Newton ACS Wong, Corresponding Author Newton ACS Wong [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-9537-4106 Department of Cellular Pathology, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK Address for correspondence: Dr Newton A C S Wong, Department of Cellular Pathology, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Road, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK. e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 13 October 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/his.15072Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. References 1Butler C. Surgical pathology of acute appendicitis. Hum. Pathol. 1981; 12; 870–878. 2Feakins RM, Allen D, Campbell F, Mears L, Scott N. Appendicectomy. In Tissue pathways for gastrointestinal and pancreatobiliary pathology. 2nd ed. London: Royal College of Pathologists, 2016; 19–20. 3 The Royal College of Pathologists of Australia. Appendix [Internet]. In Macroscopic cut-up manual. Sydney, AU: The Royal College of Pathologists of Australia, 2019 [updated 2019 Mar 22; accessed 2023 Aug 1]. Available from: https://www.rcpa.edu.au/Manuals/Macroscopic-Cut-Up-Manual/Gastrointestinal/Appendix 4Doyle LA, Odze RD. Inflammatory disorders of the appendix. In RD Odze, JR Goldblum eds. Surgical pathology of the GI tract, liver, biliary tract and pancreas. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier, 2015; 512–529. 5Hanley JA, Lippman-Hand A. If nothing goes wrong, is everything all right? Interpreting zero numerators. JAMA 1983; 249; 1743–1745. Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation