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, Sultan Mohammed Banser, Eyad Z. Omar, Saja A. Almraysi, Farjah H. Algahtani, Mohammad A. Jareebi

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DOI: 10.3390/children13091275
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@article{allodium:10.3390/children13091275,
  title = {Prevalence and Preoperative Characteristics Associated with Complicated Appendicitis Among Children Undergoing Appendectomy in Southwestern Saudi Arabia: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study},
  author = {Salman M. Ghazwani and Mohammed A. Zailai and Othman Iskander and Jalal Abu Halimah and Ghazi I. Al Jowf and Salhah M. Ghazwani and Ahmed Mobarki and Dhiyaa A. H. Otayf and Khalid Mohammed Aldalgan and Majd Thunayyan Alhazmi and Sultan Mohammed Banser and Eyad Z. Omar and Saja A. Almraysi and Farjah H. Algahtani and Mohammad A. Jareebi},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Children},
  doi = {10.3390/children13091275},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/children13091275}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Prevalence and Preoperative Characteristics Associated with Complicated Appendicitis Among Children Undergoing Appendectomy in Southwestern Saudi Arabia: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study
AU  - Salman M. Ghazwani
AU  - Mohammed A. Zailai
AU  - Othman Iskander
AU  - Jalal Abu Halimah
AU  - Ghazi I. Al Jowf
AU  - Salhah M. Ghazwani
AU  - Ahmed Mobarki
AU  - Dhiyaa A. H. Otayf
AU  - Khalid Mohammed Aldalgan
AU  - Majd Thunayyan Alhazmi
AU  - Sultan Mohammed Banser
AU  - Eyad Z. Omar
AU  - Saja A. Almraysi
AU  - Farjah H. Algahtani
AU  - Mohammad A. Jareebi
PY  - 2026
JO  - Children
DO  - 10.3390/children13091275
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3390/children13091275
ER  -

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Ghazwani, S. M., Zailai, M. A., Iskander, O., Halimah, J. A., Jowf, G. I. A., Ghazwani, S. M., Mobarki, A., Otayf, D. A. H., Aldalgan, K. M., Alhazmi, M. T., Banser, S. M., Omar, E. Z., Almraysi, S. A., Algahtani, F. H., & Jareebi, M. A. (2026). Prevalence and Preoperative Characteristics Associated with Complicated Appendicitis Among Children Undergoing Appendectomy in Southwestern Saudi Arabia: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Children. https://doi.org/10.3390/children13091275

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