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Acute Appendicitis: Diagnosis and Management

This document summarizes several research studies on appendicitis. It discusses how appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency and is most frequently seen in people ages 10 to 30. Symptoms include abdominal pain that starts around the navel and moves lower. Complications can occur if it perforates, which is more common in elderly patients. Diagnosis can be challenging, and treatment typically involves appendectomy, though some cases may be observed without surgery. Recent studies aim to identify risk factors for perforation and evaluate different treatment approaches in geriatric patients.

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Acute Appendicitis: Diagnosis and Management

This document summarizes several research studies on appendicitis. It discusses how appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency and is most frequently seen in people ages 10 to 30. Symptoms include abdominal pain that starts around the navel and moves lower. Complications can occur if it perforates, which is more common in elderly patients. Diagnosis can be challenging, and treatment typically involves appendectomy, though some cases may be observed without surgery. Recent studies aim to identify risk factors for perforation and evaluate different treatment approaches in geriatric patients.

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Chapter 2

Review of related literatures

According to the study of Humes (2006) that person have diagnose of acute appendicitis

is [Link] study of sellar and boorman (2017) it defined as inflammation and

the most surgical emergency in children and young [Link] the study of

leite,pereira,cunha,pinto and sirlin (2005) the most condition surgery in [Link] to

Pretoianu (2012) the appendicitis is the most common abdominal [Link] the a review

of the literauture of Janitz,Naffa,Rubbin and Ganapathy (2016) however, it remains of particular

concern in children that the appendicitis is the most common pediatric surgical

[Link] have the two relative sexes according to the study of Edebohls (2017).Based

of the study of Rettner (2014) the appendicitis is the leading cause of emergency,according to

the National Institutes of Health. Anyone can develop the condition, but most people who get

appendicitis are 10 to 30 years [Link] study of Livingston (2015) that appendicitis is a

condition that, although seen more frequently in children, is common in [Link] to

Brogan (2018) Appendicitis mostly affects kids and teens between 5 and 20 years old. It is rare

in infants. The Acute appendicitis is the most common general surgical problem encountered

during pregnancy based on Neto (2015).According to Moreno (2017) Appendicitis happens

when the appendix gets blocked with a particle in the stool and then becomes [Link]

(2018) said that acute appendicitis (AA) that is the most common surgical disease, and

appendectomy is the treatment of choice in the majority of cases same of the other study.
Shogilev,Duus,and shapiro (2014) Said However, the diagnosis is often challenging and the decision

to operate, observe or further work-up a patient is often [Link] (2017) that

appendicitis probably happens because either a stomach infection moves to the appendix or a

hard piece of stool becomes trapped in the appendix, causing [Link] can occur

at any age, most commonly ranging from older children to adults in their [Link] of the study

of Kot,Kenig and Walega (2016) Demographic changes associated with the aging population

mean that surgeons increasingly have contact and make decisions about treating patients from

the oldest age groups. The aim of the study was to review the literature concerning the

treatment of acute appendicitis in patients over the age of 60 years [Link] article of Omari

(2014) Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency and becomes serious when

it perforates. Perforation is more frequent in the elderly patients. The aim of this study was to

identify the risk factors of perforation in elderly patients who presented with acute

[Link] on article of Amink and Soybel (2018) The management of appendicitis

in adults will be reviewed here. Appendicitis in children and pregnant women is discussed

separately.

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