What is appendicitis

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Appendicitis is acute appendicitis, the incidence rate is relatively high. When it happens, surgery is needed to remove the disease. A comprehensive understanding of the disease will help to cope with it better. Now let's see what's going on.

What is appendicitis

First of all: the correct name should be acute appendicitis, commonly known as appendicitis. The appendix is about three to four inches (75 to 100 mm) long. It is a tubular organ growing from the early part of the large intestine. Appendicitis is divided into acute and chronic. The onset of acute appendicitis is sudden and the operation must be performed immediately.

Secondly: abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Abdominal pain starts from the upper abdomen, with abdominal swelling and stuffy pain as common, and then turns to the right lower abdomen. It may have a fever, but usually abdominal pain first and then fever, the temperature is about 38 ℃; after appendicitis perforation, the temperature can be higher than 39 ℃. Occasionally. Peritonitis is often seen in children.

Finally: chronic appendicitis can be treated by infusion, acute appendicitis must be treated by surgery. Intravenous infusion and antibiotics were given before operation. The simple appendicitis only needs appendectomy. If the patients with abdominal perforation need to be treated with antibiotics in time, the adverse effects should be considered.

matters needing attention

General surgery is the best way to treat appendicitis, after its occurrence, it is not recommended that patients blindly use drugs for treatment, as soon as possible to solve, to avoid the condition becoming serious, causing more serious consequences.