Appendicitis

 Appendicitis

Appendicitis is an inflammation of a finger-shaped projection from large intestine on the lower right side of your abdomen. Appendicitis causes pain in your lower right abdomen.it occurs in people between 10-30 age group. Left untreated, an inflamed appendix will eventually burst, or perforate, spilling infectious materials into the abdominal cavity. This can lead to peritonitis, a serious inflammation of the abdominal cavity's lining (the peritoneum) that can be fatal unless it is treated quickly with strong antibiotics.

Symptoms: lower right side abdominal pain, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, inability to pass gas, abdominal swelling, low grade fever, a sense you might feel better after passing stool

Tests: • Physical exam to assess your pain • Blood test: high white blood cell count will indicates the infrction to cause appendicitis • Urine test: urinalysis to know urinary tract infection that causes appendicitis.

 Treatment: Appendectomy can be performed as open surgery using one abdominal incision about 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimeters) long (laparotomy). Or the surgery can be done through a few small abdominal incisions (laparoscopic surgery). During a laparoscopic appendectomy, the surgeon inserts special surgical tools and a video camera into your abdomen to remove your appendix.