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62. Appendicitis appendicitis, What is appendicitis? appendicitis is an irritation, inflammation What causes appendicitis? appendicitis occurs when the interior http://careconnection.osu.edu/diseasesandconditions/healthtopics/digestive/appen

Health Topics Cancer Diabetes Digestive Disorders ... Healthcare Services view print friendly page Health Topics Digestive Disorders Appendicitis Appendicitis What is appendicitis? Appendicitis is an irritation, inflammation, and infection of the appendix (a narrow, hollow tube that branches off the large intestine). The appendix functions as a part of the immune system during the first few years of life. After this time period, the appendix stops functioning and other organs continue helping fight infection. Although the appendix does not seem to serve any purpose, it can become diseased and, if untreated, can burst, causing infection and even death. What causes appendicitis? Appendicitis occurs when the interior of the appendix becomes filled with something that causes it to swell, such as mucus, stool, or parasites. The appendix then becomes irritated and inflamed. The blood supply to the appendix is cut off as the swelling and irritation increase. Adequate blood flow is necessary for a body part to remain healthy. When blood flow is reduced, the appendix starts to die. Rupture (or perforation) occurs as holes develop in the walls of the appendix, allowing stool, mucus, and other substances to leak through and get inside the abdomen. An infection inside the abdomen known as peritonitis occurs when the appendix perforates. Appendicitis may occur after a viral infection in the digestive tract or when the tube connecting the large intestine and appendix is blocked or trapped by stool. Because of the risk of rupture, which may occur as soon as 48 to 72 hours after symptoms begin, appendicitis is considered an emergency and anyone with symptoms needs to see a physician immediately.

63. Appendicitis appendicitis. What is appendicitis? It is located in the right side of the abdomen. When the appendix becomes inflamed, the condition is known as appendicitis. http://www.irishhealth.com/?level=4&con=389

64. Appendicitis: The Warning Signs August 03, 2000. appendicitis The Warning Signs. appendicitis is perhaps the greatest worry for parents when their child has significant abdominal pain. http://www.personalmd.com/news/appendicitis_80300.shtml

Home Noticias de Salud Family Centers Health Centers ... My Health Manager Search PersonalMD Services Family Health Women's Health Children's Health ... Health Encyclopedia In the Spotlight August 03, 2000 Appendicitis: The Warning Signs By Michael Woo-Ming, MD, MPH PersonalMd.com Medical Contributor Appendicitis is perhaps the greatest worry for parents when their child has significant abdominal pain. Working in an urgent care clinic, "Is it an appendicitis?" was probably the most asked question by a concerned parent about a child who was groaning from stomach problems. There are many misconceptions about this disease and it's a constant dilemma to decide if the abdominal pain your child is feeling right now is something that can wait or if they should rush into the emergency room right away. What Is The Appendix? The appendix is a cylindrical structure that is found at the end of the small intestine. As far as we know, it has no apparent function in the human body. What Is Appendicitis? Appendicitis occurs when this structure becomes inflamed and swollen from pus. It's most often seen in the age group of 10 to 30 and is the number one abdominal surgical emergency, with up to 80,000 surgeries performed in the U.S. each year. Preventing the appendix from "bursting" and causing the spread of infection is the reason why proper diagnosis and appropriately timed surgical intervention is paramount. Peritonitis, an inflammation of the abdominal lining, is a life threatening illness that may result without surgical intervention.

65. AllRefer Health - Appendicitis appendicitis information center covers causes, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, incidence, risk factors, signs, tests, support groups, complications http://health.allrefer.com/health/appendicitis-info.html

AllRefer Channels :: Yellow Pages Reference Health Home ... Contact Us Quick Jump ADD/ADHD Allergies Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asthma Back Pain Breast Cancer Cancer Colon Cancer Depression Diabetes Gallbladder Disease Heart Attack Hepatitis High Cholesterol HIV/AIDS Hypertension Lung Cancer Menopause Migraines/Headaches Osteoporosis Pneumonia Prostate Cancer SARS Stroke Urinary Tract Infection 1600+ More Conditions Alternative Medicine Health News Symptoms Guide Special Topics ... Medical Encyclopedia You are here : AllRefer.com Health Appendicitis Appendicitis Definition Treatment Expectations or Prognosis Complications ... Go To Main Page Definition Appendicitis is a sudden inflammation of the appendix, a small, finger-shaped tube that branches off the large intestine. Anatomical Landmarks, Front View Digestive System Appendectomy - Series Appendicitis is one of the most common causes of emergency abdominal surgery in children. Approximately 4 appendectomies per 1,000 children are done annually in the United States. Appendicitis is more common in males than in females, and incidence peaks in the late teens and early 20s. The condition is uncommon among children younger than 2, but it can occur.

66. Appendicitis - Digestion: Health And Medical Information Concerning Digestive Sy appendicitis Inflammation of the appendix. appendicitis usually also involves infection of the appendix, the fingerlike projection http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2311

67. HealthCentral - General Encyclopedia - Acute Appendicitis General Health Encyclopedia, Acute appendicitis. Alternative names appendicitis Definition A sudden inflammation of the appendix. http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/000256.cfm

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68. Appendicitis- Medcohealth.com appendicitis is a sudden inflammation of the appendix, a small, fingershaped tube that branches off the large intestine. appendicitis. Source ADAM, Inc. http://www.medcohealth.com/medco/consumer/ehealth/ehsarticle.jsp?topicID=HE:Dise

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70. Adult Health Advisor 2002.1: Appendicitis appendicitis. What is appendicitis? appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix. Can I help prevent appendicitis? There is no way to prevent appendicitis. http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/aha/aha_append_crs.htm

Adult Health Topics All Health Topics Find a UMHS Doctor T his information is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a substitute for medical treatment. You should speak to your physician or make an appointment to be seen if you have questions or concerns about this information or your medical condition. Search Adult Topics Search All Topics T his information is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a substitute for medical treatment. You should speak to your physician or make an appointment to be seen if you have questions or concerns about this information or your medical condition. Illustration Appendicitis What is appendicitis? Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix. The appendix is a small, fingerlike tube of bowel located in the right lower abdomen where the large and small intestines join. How does it occur? In most cases appendicitis is caused by an obstruction in the opening of the appendix by a piece of stool, or by inflammation. What are the symptoms?

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First Aid Preventing Unintentional Injuries When to Call For Help Household Safety Checklist ... First Aid Site Index First Aid Appendicitis What is appendicitis? Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, a finger-like portion of the large intestine that generally hangs down from the lower right side of the abdomen. Although the appendix does not seem to serve any purpose, it can become diseased and, if untreated, can burst, causing infection and even death. Appendicitis may occur after a viral infection in the digestive tract or when the tube connecting the large intestine and appendix is blocked or trapped by stool. Because of the risk of rupture, which may happen as soon as 48 to 72 hours after symptoms begin, appendicitis is considered an emergency and anyone with symptoms needs to see a doctor immediately. What are the risk factors for appendicitis? Appendicitis affects seven percent of the US population and is the most common reason for a child to need emergency abdominal surgery. Most affected by appendicitis are young people between the ages of 11 and 20. And, most cases of appendicitis occur in the winter months between October and May. Having a family history of appendicitis may increase a child's risk for the illness, especially in males, and having cystic fibrosis also seems to put a child at higher risk.

72. The Children's Hospital At Westmead - Parents - Appendicitis An explanation of appendicitis and the appropriate treatment is given. What happens prior to and after surgery is outlined. PDF Version Available. appendicitis. http://www.chw.edu.au/parents/factsheets/suappenj.htm

feedback sitemap kids health your baby`s development ... PDF Version Available Appendicitis What is the appendix? The appendix is a coiled, eight to twelve centimetre tube attached to the caecum (the first part of the large intestine), usually located in the lower right side of the abdomen. What is appendicitis? Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix. This can be caused by an infection or blockage of the appendix. With a blockage, the appendix can become swollen and easily infected by bacteria. If the diagnosis is delayed, the appendix can rupture. This results in peritonitis or the formation of an abscess around the appendix. What are the most common signs and symptoms of appendicitis? abdominal pain that starts near the belly button, then moves to the right side fever vomiting diarrhoea or constipation change in a child's behaviour How can the doctor be sure its appendicitis? The diagnosis of appendicitis can usually be made by examining your child and discussing their symptoms. Blood tests, an ultrasound or other investigations may be done if the diagnosis is less certain. The diagnosis can be more difficult in younger children. Sometimes, the diagnosis isn't suspected until the appendix has ruptured. Treatment of appendicitis The best treatment of appendicitis is removal of the appendix. Once diagnosis is confirmed, the earlier surgery is done the better (within the first 48 hours). Delay makes rupture of the appendix more likely, and if this happens, infection spreads within the abdominal cavity (peritonitis). The operation may be done through a single incision over the appendix or by laparoscopy or 'key hole' surgery. Some antibiotics are given at the time of the operation to reduce the chance of infection.

73. Appendicitis appendicitis. appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, which is the wormshaped pouch attached to the cecum, the beginning of the large intestine. http://www.ehendrick.org/healthy/000140.htm

MAIN SEARCH INDEX Appendicitis Definition Description Causes and symptoms Diagnosis ... Resources Definition Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, which is the worm-shaped pouch attached to the cecum, the beginning of the large intestine. The appendix has no known function in the body, but it can become diseased. Appendicitis is a medical emergency, and if it is left untreated the appendix may rupture and cause a potentially fatal infection. Description Appendicitis is the most common abdominal emergency found in children and young adults. One person in 15 develops appendicitis in his or her lifetime. The incidence is highest among males aged 10-14, and among females aged 15-19. More males than females develop appendicitis between puberty and age 25. It is rare in the elderly and in children under the age of two. The hallmark symptom of appendicitis is increasingly severe abdominal pain . Since many different conditions can cause abdominal pain, an accurate diagnosis of appendicitis can be difficult. A timely diagnosis is important, however, because a delay can result in perforation, or rupture, of the appendix. When this happens, the infected contents of the appendix spill into the abdomen, potentially causing a serious infection of the abdomen called peritonitis Other conditions can have similar symptoms, especially in women. These include

74. Appendicitis Home Digestive Diseases AZ List of Topics and Titles appendicitis. appendicitis. appendicitis death. appendicitis can affect people at any age. http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/appendicitis/

Email To A Friend Home Digestive Diseases A-Z List of Topics and Titles : Appendicitis Appendicitis Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix, a small pouch attached to the cecum, the beginning of the colon, on the lower right side of the abdomen. The appendix is not necessary for life, but it can become diseased. If untreated, an inflamed appendix can burst, causing infection and even death. Appendicitis can affect people at any age. It is most common in people ages 10 to 30. The cause of appendicitis is usually unknown. It may occur after a viral infection in the digestive tract or when the opening connecting the large intestine and appendix is blocked. The inflammation can cause infection, a blood clot, or rupture of the appendix. Because of the risk of rupture, appendicitis is considered an emergency. Anyone with symptoms needs to see a doctor immediately. Symptoms include pain in the right side of the abdomen nausea vomiting constipation diarrhea inability to pass gas low fever that begins after other symptoms abdominal swelling anorexia The pain usually begins near the navel and moves down and to the right. The pain becomes worse when moving, taking deep breaths, coughing, sneezing, and being touched in the area.

75. FamilyFun: Health Encyclopedia: Appendicitis appendicitis. The appendix appendicitis develops when the appendix—for reasons that are still unclear—becomes inflamed. The great http://familyfun.go.com/parenting/child/health/childhealth/dony79enc_append/

Search FamilyFun Tools Parent Problem Solver Field Guide to Parenting Pregnancy Calendar ... Solutions A to Z Appendicitis The appendix is peritonitis. To prevent this complication, an infected appendix should be removed surgically. Appendicitis affects approximately one in 500 children under the age of 14 each year in the United States. It is rare in children under two, but at that age the consequences can be more serious. WHEN SHOULD I SUSPECT THAT MY CHILD HAS APPENDICITIS? Appendicitis in a child may be difficult to diagnose because there are so many reasons for abdominal pain, and young children often cannot communicate just how bad the pain is. Appendicitis should be suspected if the pain begins as a dull or vague discomfort near the navel and then sharpens and localizes as it moves toward the lower right section of the abdomen, the site of the inflamed appendix. Within a few hours, the intensifying pain becomes constant and the lower abdomen becomes extremely sensitive to the touch. Symptoms of appendicitis do not follow any set pattern, however. The precise location of the appendix varies from person to person and so will the focus on the pain. Frequently, the pain will be felt in the side, back or anywhere in the lower abdomen.

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77. Appendicitis Acute appendicitis. Acute abdominal pain is defined as previously undiagnosed pain of 72 hours duration; Pelvic kidney; Ovarian cyst. appendicitis. http://www.surgical-tutor.org.uk/system/abdomen/appendicitis.htm

Up Abdominal incisions Groin hernias Other hernias ... Peritonitis [ Appendicitis ] Ovarian cysts Oesophageal perforation Perforated peptic ulcer Diverticular disease ... Abdominal masses Acute appendicitis Accounts for about 2% of hospital admissions In only 50% of patients is the preoperative diagnosis correct Right iliac fossa pain accounts for about half of all cases of acute abdominal pain Causes of right iliac fossa pain Appendicitis Urinary tract infection Non-specific abdominal pain Pelvic inflammatory disease Renal colic Ectopic pregnancy Constipation Causes of right iliac fossa mass Appendix mass Crohn's disease Caecal carcinoma Mucocele of the gallbladder Psoas abscess Pelvic kidney Ovarian cyst Appendicitis About 10% of the population will develop acute appendicitis The incidence is falling 70,000 appendicectomies are performed each year in the UK Appendicitis is more common in men Appendicectomy is performed more often in women At 10-20% appendicectomies a normal appendix is removed The risk of perforation is: Less than 10 years old = 50% 10-50 years old = 10% Over 50 years old = 30% A women is more likely to have a 'normal' appendix removed Clinical features of appendicitis Central abdominal pain moving to right iliac fossa Nausea, vomiting, anorexia

78. Appendicitis appendicitis. What is it? appendicitis is the inflammation of the appendix. The appendix is a wormshaped pouch that projects from http://www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/a/appendicitis.htm

79. Appendicitis appendicitis can affect people at any age, but is most common in people ages 10 to 30. http//www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/appendicitis. http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Appendicitis

Appendicitis HI Topics Map Hospitalisation Intestinal Diseases Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix, a small pouch attached to the cecum, the beginning of the colon, on the lower right side of the abdomen. The appendix is not necessary for life, but it can become diseased. If untreated, an inflamed appendix can burst, causing infection and even death. Appendicitis can affect people at any age, but is most common in people ages 10 to 30. The cause of appendicitis is usually unknown. It may occur after a viral infection in the digestive tract or when the opening connecting the large intestine and appendix is blocked. The inflammation can cause infection, a blood clot, or rupture of the appendix. Because of the risk of rupture, appendicitis is considered an emergency, so anyone with symptoms needs to see a doctor immediately. Follow the links below to find information relating to appendicitis. Created March 2004 10 Resources Found Appendicitis myDr A guide to appendicitis: inflammation of the appendix. Apr 2004 Appendicitis Better Health Channel Appendicitis means inflammation of the appendix, which is a small tube attached to the large intestine. Appendicitis is a medical emergency. Treatment includes surgery and antibiotics.

80. OHSU Health - Appendicitis Detailed information on appendicitis, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Email. appendicitis. What is appendicitis? http://www.ohsuhealth.com/htaz/digest/digesdis/appendicitis.cfm

Digestive Disorders Home Page Digestive Disorders Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) / Heartburn Hemorrhoids Appendicitis Barrett's Esophagus Celiac Disease Constipation Diarrhea ... Email Appendicitis What is appendicitis? Appendicitis is an irritation, inflammation, and infection of the appendix (a narrow, hollow tube that branches off the large intestine). The appendix functions as a part of the immune system during the first few years of life. After this time period, the appendix stops functioning and other organs continue helping fight infection. Although the appendix does not seem to serve any purpose, it can become diseased and, if untreated, can burst, causing infection and even death. What causes appendicitis? Appendicitis occurs when the interior of the appendix becomes filled with something that causes it to swell, such as mucus, stool, or parasites. The appendix then becomes irritated and inflamed. The blood supply to the appendix is cut off as the swelling and irritation increase. Adequate blood flow is necessary for a body part to remain healthy. When blood flow is reduced, the appendix starts to die. Rupture (or perforation) occurs as holes develop in the walls of the appendix, allowing stool, mucus, and other substances to leak through and get inside the abdomen. An infection inside the abdomen known as peritonitis occurs when the appendix perforates. Appendicitis may occur after a viral infection in the digestive tract or when the tube connecting the large intestine and appendix is blocked or trapped by stool. Because of the risk of rupture, which may occur as soon as 48 to 72 hours after symptoms begin, appendicitis is considered an emergency and anyone with symptoms needs to see a physician immediately.

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