Josef Dolotina Quietaover 5 years ago

Appendicitis

Appendicitis is a condition where your appendix becomes inflamed. It is considered as one of the most common surgical emergencies. It is most commonly caused by fecalith or hardened stool that blocks your appendix. Other causes includes parasites, tumors and lymphatic hyperplasia. It commonly occurs in adolescents. Signs and symptoms include right lower quadrant pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, leucocytosis, rebound tenderness and etc. This condition is most commonly diagnose clinicially. Complications of this condition includes perotonitis, sepsis and even death. Definitive tx is appendectomy.