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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency. The rate of incidence of appendicitis varies for different countries and regions. As epidemiological data is scarce for this entity, the study was done to determine the changes in frequencies of acute appendicitis in different age group, gender and seasons. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The descriptive cross sectional study was performed in the Department of Surgery Chirayu Medical College and hospital Bhopal from November 2011 to November 2014. Data of all diagnosed cases of appendicitis aged 10 years to 70 years were taken from wards and operation theatre. Patients having recurrent disease and those who underwent interval appendectomy were excluded. Data analysis was done SPSS for windows version 17. RESULTS: During this period 108 cases were studied ranging from 10 years to 70 years with a mean age 35±11.2 years. There were 73 males 35 females. (Male: female ratio 2.08:1). Appendicitis was most common in age group 21 to 30years (35.1%) the frequency was highest in rainy season (38.8%) and lowest in winter season CONCLUSION: This study clearly shows the differences in frequencies of appendicitis in various seasons, age groups and gender. The frequency was highest in rainy season and lowest in winter season. Such studies can help in proper