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Severe postoperative intraabdominal complications (e.g., liver abscess, abdominal sepsis, gastrointestinal fistula, hemorrhage) occurred in 19.4 % of surgery\u2010treated patients. The overall mortality rate was 3.2 %.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Appendectomy specimens should be routinely sent for histopathologic examination. 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