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Diagnosis and Management of Acute Appendicitis in Adults

Abstract
Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency in the world, with an annual incidence of 96.5 to 100 cases per 100 000 adults.The clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis is based on history and physical, laboratory evaluation, and imaging. Classic symptoms of appendicitis include vague periumbilical pain, anorexia/nausea/intermittent vomiting, migration of pain to the right lo...
Keywords
Medicine
Appendix
Appendicitis
Abdominal pain
Vomiting
Diverticulitis
Nausea
Metronidazole
Anorexia
Radiology
Surgery
Antibiotics
Internal medicine
Paleontology
Microbiology
Biology
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Good health and well-being



Diagnosis and Management of Acute Appendicitis in Adults

Diagnosis and Management of Acute Appendicitis in Adults

Abstract
Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency in the world, with an annual incidence of 96.5 to 100 cases per 100 000 adults.The clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis is based on history and physical, laboratory evaluation, and imaging. Classic symptoms of appendicitis include vague periumbilical pain, anorexia/nausea/intermittent vomiting, migration of pain to the right lo...
Keywords
Medicine
Appendix
Appendicitis
Abdominal pain
Vomiting
Diverticulitis
Nausea
Metronidazole
Anorexia
Radiology
Surgery
Antibiotics
Internal medicine
Paleontology
Microbiology
Biology
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Good health and well-being