**Author details**

Alin Villalobos Castillejos1,2, Carlos Baeza Herrera3,4, Miguel Alejandro Sánchez Durán<sup>5</sup> , Jhonatan Mata Aranda5 , Miguel Ángel Minero Hibert<sup>5</sup> , Ricardo Cortés García6,7\* and Jorge Escorcia Dominguez8

1 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Regional Specialty Hospital of Ixtapaluca (HRAEI), UNAM, México

2 Department of Pediatrics, Central North Hospital, PEMEX, México

3 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico

4 Nacional Academy of Medicine of Mexico and Mexican Academy of Surgery, Mexico

5 Department of Pediatrics, Regional Specialty Hospital of Ixtapaluca (HRAEI) México

6 Moctezuma Pediatric Hospital, México

7 Hospital of Gynecology and Obstetrics #4 "Luis Castelazo Ayala" Mexican Social Security Institute, México

8 Pediatrician. Private Practice, México

\*Address all correspondence to: dr.ricardocortes@hotmail.com

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*Appendicitis in Children: Fundamentals and Particularities DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.97295*

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