Prospective Study of Differential Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Pain in Right Iliac Fossa – Study of 50 Cases

Abstract

AIMS:• To evaluate various etiologies presenting as pain in right iliac fossa pain and their diagnosis using clinicalexamination and various radiological investigations.• To evaluate various modes of management available to treat those conditions.OBJECTIVES:1. To study different etiologies which can present as pain in the right iliac fossa.2. To study number of patients requiring different modalities of treatment including conservative or operativemanagement3. To study number of patients requiring planned or emergency surgical management.CONCLUSION: In Study Of 50 Cases. Majority of the patients presenting with pain in RIF are from 3rd and 4thdecade. Females (54%) were more affected than males (46%). Majority of patients presents (72%) within 5 daysof onset of pain. 44% of patients had diagnosed as appendicitis based on clinical evaluation, and 30% of patientshad confirmed by ultrasonography. 26 patients were managed conservatively, and 24 patients were managedoperatively. The most common complication was wound infection which was more common in emergencyoperations followed by postoperative ileus