Comparison of bezoar appendix, cecal wall thickening, surrounding exudate and ileocecal lymph node between pathological subtypes of appendicitis
| Outcome measures | Bezoar appendix | Cecal wall thickening | Surrounding exudate | Ileocecal lymph node | ||||
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Simple, n (%) | 5 (4.4) | 4 (3.7) | 9 (4.3) | 0 (0.00) | 4 (1.9) | 5 (45.5) | 9 (4.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| Suppurative, n (%) | 95 (83.3) | 97 (90.7) | 181 (86.6) | 11 (91.7) | 187 (89.0) | 5 (45.5) | 157 (85.8) | 35 (92.1) |
| Gangrenous, n (%) | 14 (12.3) | 6 (5.6) | 19 (9.1) | 1 (8.3) | 19 (9.0) | 1 (9.1) | 17 (9.3) | 3 (7.9) |
| χ2 | 3.12 | 0.12 | 22.07 | 1.42 | ||||
| P value | 0.21 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.53 | ||||
Using χ2 test, p<0.05 was statistically significant.