Sunday, March 2, 2008

An extremely common acute abdomen - appendicitis

An extremely common acute abdomen. Appendectomy also called vermis sudden, The medial cecal is a slender blind. Human appendectomy varying the length and location, the general-7 to 9 cm in the right lower quadrant iliac fossa. Cecum and proximal appendectomy vicinity to-end for the Blind. Appendectomy submucosal layer is rich in lymphoid tissue, and hyperplasia, or obstruction appendectomy narrow cavity; appendectomy cavity often stool, stones, parasites and other retention, these factors can cause the contents of the appendix cavity drainage impeded, in particular because of arterial appendectomy To end artery, poor blood supply, causing once for one reason or another blood circulation obstacles, easily aroused appendectomy on avascular necrosis and inflammation. Sub-acute and chronic appendicitis two. Acute appendicitis can occur in all ages, the incidence of young people as the supreme.
The main symptoms are abdominal pain, usually beginning around the navel, upper abdominal pain, and then gradually increased, a few hours after the shift to the right lower abdominal pain. Continuing into the nature of abdominal pain. When the pain really can not afford lumbar patients can be accompanied by nausea and vomiting, fever, anorexia, such as pressure on the handle slowly, and then suddenly removed, the inflammation of the appendix and visceral impact neighboring inspired by pain, medically known as anti -. The majority of patients have an obvious tenderness point appendectomy. Because the disease receptor stimulation appendectomy, the impulse came hub, will reflex caused abdominal muscle contraction, for the performance of the right lower abdominal muscle tension.
Once perforated appendix, peritonitis caused when there will be the right lower quadrant or total abdominal tension, tenderness and muscle tension in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis is also a certain sense. When abdominal pain suspected acute appendicitis possible, and should never blindly taking pain medicine, but should go to the hospital early diagnosis and treatment. Chronic appendicitis is a common disease, patients often hidden sense of right lower quadrant, and repeated attack. Acute appendicitis, if the non-surgical treatment, and still others to chronic appendicitis. Appendicitis patients generally require removal appendectomy only curable.

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