Summary
Definition
Acute appendicitis is an acute inflammation of the vermiform appendix, most likely due to obstruction of the lumen of the appendix (by fecalith, normal stool, infective agents, or lymphoid hyperplasia).[1][2][Figure caption and citation for the preceding image starts]: Acute appendicitis - intraoperative specimen.Nasim Ahmed, MBBS, FACS; used with permission [Citation ends].
History and exam
Key diagnostic factors
- abdominal pain
- anorexia
- nausea and vomiting
- right lower quadrant tenderness
- tense rigid abdomen
- hypotension and tachycardia
- palpable mass
Other diagnostic factors
- age of occurrence
- fever
- flushed face and a fetor
- diminished bowel sounds
- tachycardia
- loose stool
- constipation
- Rovsing sign
- psoas sign
- obturator sign
Risk factors
- differences in the appendiceal microbiome
- smoking
Diagnostic tests
1st tests to order
- CBC
- CRP
- abdominal and pelvic CT scan
Tests to consider
- abdominal ultrasound
- urinalysis
- urinary pregnancy test
- abdominal and pelvic MRI in pregnancy
Emerging tests
- Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
- serum sodium
- pentraxin-3
- serum amyloid A
- platelet indices
Treatment algorithm
uncomplicated acute appendicitis
ill with perforation or abscess
Contributors
Expert advisers
Peter Szasz, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Queen's University
Kingston
Ontario
Canada
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PS declares that he has no competing interests.
Elisabeth Adderson, MD
Associate Member
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
Memphis
TN
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EA declares that she has no competing interests.
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John M. Davis, MD
General Surgery
Jersey Shore Medical Center
Neptune
NJ
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JMD declares that he has no competing interests.
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参考文献
关键文献
Di Saverio S, Podda M, De Simone B, et al. Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: 2020 update of the WSES Jerusalem guidelines. World J Emerg Surg. 2020 Apr 15;15(1):27.全文 摘要
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: right lower quadrant pain - suspected appendicitis. 2022 [internet publication].全文
Sartelli M, Chichom-Mefire A, Labricciosa FM, et al. The management of intra-abdominal infections from a global perspective: 2017 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections. World J Emerg Surg. 2017 Jul 10;12:29.全文 摘要
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