Appendicitis

Appendicitis is an acute inflammation of the appendix and is caused by bacteria. This disease is common and can occur at any age but should not be ignored. The only effective treatment is surgical removal of the appendix, which disposed of through the surgery take place as soon as possible.

What is appendicitis?
Appendicitis is the diverticulum, any excessive growth of the large intestine in the Yemeni party for him.

 Clinical signs
Appendicitis sudden illness often through pain at the bottom of the hub shows and extends to the right of them. It may be a sharp pain, was accompanied by abdominal pain.
At the beginning of infection appendicitis, rare and no cases of nausea and vomiting. Temperature may rise slightly, the overall situation remains as it is.
During the clinical examination, the pain appears when the doctor presses the correct position for him. Abdominal not be in place flexible pain, while the other part of it is painless and non-shrinking.

Difficult diagnosis in most cases
It is not easy to diagnose appendicitis always, especially in children, the elderly and pregnant women.

Peritonitis
The spontaneous development of appendicitis appears in the form of abscess may get a hole in the abdominal abscess: What means peritonitis due to leakage of pus from the abscess into the abdominal cavity.
This inflammation different symptoms: high fever, abdominal contraction, stiffness and severe pain, and pale in the face of the patient and weakness. And look for signs of intestinal obstruction prevents the passage of intestinal contents and gases, with nausea and vomiting.

Endoscopic surgery
It is necessary to perform surgery is considered a simple step when appendicitis was discovered in a timely manner.
Nor are made only 3 holes (5 mm) during endoscopic surgery in the abdominal wall and the hub to be able to pass the tools (scissors and pliers) and endoscopic camera.
Rarely be complicated appendicitis surgery effects of excess and quickly recovering intestine and materials passage back naturally.
But classical surgery always exist: a small incision of a few centimeters in the right iliac fossa appendectomy. Sometimes no incision is made in the correct position should be expanded Notch what may leave the biggest scars.