Translations:Appendicitis/76/en

Background

Drawing of colon with variability of appendix locations as seen from anterior view.

• Acute inflammation of the vermiform appendix
• Most common non-obstetric surgical emergency in pregnancy
• Most common abdominal surgical emergency in patients <50
• Most common between 10-30 years, but no age is exempt
• Most commonly caused by luminal obstruction by a fecalith
• There are no historical or physical exam findings that can definitively rule out appendicitis