Delayed Appendicitis Diagnosis [Adolescent]
Case #96
A 16-year-old young man developed abdominal pain.
The next day his mother took him to his pediatrician.
The pediatrician was concerned for appendicitis and sent him to the ED of a pediatric hospital.
In the ED, labs were done showing a leukocytosis.
A fellowship-trained pediatric surgeon saw the patient.
The surgeon was not convinced that the patient had ap…