APPENDICITIS: Inflammation of the appendix[1]
What Causes the Appendix to Become Obstructed?
Common Causes[2]:
1. Fecal impaction and/or a fecalith
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Uncommon Causes[2]:
1. Tumour 2. Foreign Material
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This video will present a step-by-step explanation on how Appendicitis
develops within the human body[5]
develops within the human body[5]
References
1. McCance, K.L. & Huether, S.E.. (2014). Pathophysiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (7th Ed). Maryland Heighs, MO: Mosby Elsevier.
2. Bollinger, R. R., Barbas, A. S., Bush, E. L., Lin, S. S., & Parker, W. (2007). Biofilms in the large bowel suggest an apparent function of the human vermiform appendix. Journal of theoretical biology, 249(4), 826-831
3. Al-Omran, M., Mamdani, M. M., & McLeod, R. S. (2003). Epidemiologic features of acute appendicitis in Ontario, Canada. Canadian journal of surgery, 46(4), 263
4. Wysocki, A. P., Allen, J., Rey‐Conde, T., & North, J. B. (2015). Mortality from acute appendicitis is associated with complex disease and co‐morbidity. ANZ journal of surgery, 85(7-8), 521-524.
5. Osmosis. (2016, February 26). Appendicitis – signs, symptoms, & causes. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9amif1DQMc
1. McCance, K.L. & Huether, S.E.. (2014). Pathophysiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (7th Ed). Maryland Heighs, MO: Mosby Elsevier.
2. Bollinger, R. R., Barbas, A. S., Bush, E. L., Lin, S. S., & Parker, W. (2007). Biofilms in the large bowel suggest an apparent function of the human vermiform appendix. Journal of theoretical biology, 249(4), 826-831
3. Al-Omran, M., Mamdani, M. M., & McLeod, R. S. (2003). Epidemiologic features of acute appendicitis in Ontario, Canada. Canadian journal of surgery, 46(4), 263
4. Wysocki, A. P., Allen, J., Rey‐Conde, T., & North, J. B. (2015). Mortality from acute appendicitis is associated with complex disease and co‐morbidity. ANZ journal of surgery, 85(7-8), 521-524.
5. Osmosis. (2016, February 26). Appendicitis – signs, symptoms, & causes. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9amif1DQMc