Appendicitis Point Presentation by KONIGBAGBE OLUWASEUN.C

Introduction

• The vermiform appendix is considered by most to be a vestigial organ, its importance in surgery is only due to its tendency for inflammation resulting in the syndrome called acute appendicitis.
• Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of an “acute abdomen” in young adults.
• Appendectomy is the most frequently performed urgent abdominal operation
• Despite extraordinary advances in the modern radiographic imaging & laboratory investigations, the diagnosis of appendicitis remains essentially clinical requiring a mixture of observation, surgical science & clinical sense.