Chariots Healthcare & Diagnostic Services

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20/08/2020

be Chemical pathology major post-NYSC experience
of B.MLS
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Inflamed appendix surgically removed by Laparoscopy
20/08/2020

Inflamed appendix surgically removed by Laparoscopy

20/08/2020

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APPENDICITISThe appendix is a narrow blind-ended tube that is attached to the posteromedial end of the cecum (large inte...
20/08/2020

APPENDICITIS

The appendix is a narrow blind-ended tube that is attached to the posteromedial end of the cecum (large intestine).

It contains a large amount of lymphoid tissue but is not thought to have any vital functions in the human body.

Inflammation of the appendix is known as appendicitis, and is a common cause for acute severe abdominal pain. In established appendicitis, the abdomen is most tender at McBurney’s point – situated one third of the distance from the right anterior superior iliac spine to the umbilicus. This corresponds to the location of the base of the appendix when it lies in a retrocecal position.

The aetiology of appendicitis depends on age. In the young, it is mostly due to an increase in lymphoid tissue size, which occludes the lumen. From 30 years old onwards, it is more likely to be blocked due a faecolith.

Initially, pain from the appendix and its visceral peritoneum is referred to the umbilical region. As the appendix becomes increasingly inflamed, it irritates the parietal peritoneum, causing the pain to localise to the right lower quadrant.

If the appendix is not removed, it can become necrotic and rupture, resulting in peritonitis (inflammation of the peritoneum).

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