ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Prevalence and Preoperative Characteristics Associated with Complicated Appendicitis Among Children Undergoing Appendectomy in Southwestern Saudi Arabia: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study.
Salman M Ghazwani, Mohammed A Zailai, Othman Iskander, Jalal Abu Halimah, Ghazi I Al Jowf, Salhah M Ghazwani, Ahmed Mobarki, Dhiyaa A H Otayf, Khalid Mohammed Aldalgan, Majd Thunayyan Alhazmi and 5 more
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Salman M GhazwaniDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan 82816, Saudi Arabia.
Othman IskanderDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan 82816, Saudi Arabia.
Jalal Abu HalimahDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan 82816, Saudi Arabia.
Ghazi I Al JowfDepartment of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University Medical Clinics Complex, King Faisal University, Al Hofuf 37912, Saudi Arabia.
Salhah M GhazwaniPaediatrics Department, King Fahd Central Hospital, Jazan Health Cluster, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0001-4281-8164 Khalid Mohammed AldalganFaculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.
Majd Thunayyan AlhazmiFaculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.
Sultan Mohammed BanserDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, King Fahd Central Hospital, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0009-5616-8201 Saja A AlmraysiFaculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.
Farjah H AlgahtaniOncology Center, Chair of Epidemiology and Public Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh 12373, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6552-6260 Mohammad A JareebiDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan 82816, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4525-1191 Funding
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appendiceal perforationassociated factorscomplicated appendicitishospital-based cross-sectional studypaediatric appendicitisperitonitisprevalenceSaudi Arabia
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