Acute appendicitis: Is removal of a normal appendix still existing and can we reduce its rate?
Background/Aim: To determine the incidence of negative appendectomies and to identify factors that may reduce the risk of having the normal appendices removed surgically.Design: Cross-sectional study.Setting: College of Medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Materials and Methods: The surgical and histological data of 85