Things To Consider Appendicitis Wise
The first part of the colon, called cecum, is continued with a small tubular structure, the appendix. Appendicitis is usually caused by a small food waste or faeces that block the appendix causing its inflammation. Once infected, the appendix must be eliminated by surgical procedure. Most of the persons that experience pain in the abdominal area have appendicitis, in its acute or chronic form. Acute appendicitis represents a medical emergency to prevent complications.
Because small children present rare and untypical symptoms they are much more difficult to diagnose, also due to the fact that they cannot present a medical record and the pain may be caused by other problems, the rate of rupture is 50% higher in their case.
Between the fourth and the fifth month of pregnancy, the location of the appendix is modified. The two conditions partially share the same symptoms which makes some tests pointless in pregnant women. The appendicitis can be very dangerous to the foetus, even lethal in 2 – 8.5 % of the cases, or 35 % if rupture appears. Also in this case surgery is necessary.
Appendicitis's complications generating that is most commonly found among all people which present less or distortional symptoms so that there are few chances for the condition to be discovered. Perforation occurs together with other medical problems and increases the rate of mortality by more than 5%.
An immediate diagnosis and treatment eliminate the risk of complication. Because of the large number of conditions generating abdominal pain, the family doctor is the most appropriate to give the diagnosis. The cases that are obvious will be immediately treated by surgery while the others need a new set of tests.