Case Report on: Appendicitis
Jaya Khandar *
CHN Department, Radhikabai Meghe Memorial College of Nursing, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha / Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Maharashtra, India.
Achita Sawarkar
CHN Department, Radhikabai Meghe Memorial College of Nursing, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha / Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Maharashtra, India.
Madhuri Shambharkar
CHN Department, Radhikabai Meghe Memorial College of Nursing, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha / Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Maharashtra, India.
Prerna Sakharwade
CHN Department, Radhikabai Meghe Memorial College of Nursing, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha / Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Maharashtra, India.
Khushbu Meshram
CHN Department, Radhikabai Meghe Memorial College of Nursing, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha / Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Maharashtra, India.
Sheetal Sakharkar
CHN Department, Radhikabai Meghe Memorial College of Nursing, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha / Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Maharashtra, India.
Samruddhi Gujar
CHN Department, Radhikabai Meghe Memorial College of Nursing, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha / Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Maharashtra, India.
Pooja Kasturkar
CHN Department, Radhikabai Meghe Memorial College of Nursing, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha / Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Maharashtra, India.
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Abstract
Introduction: Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common surgical infection, with a 7–8% lifetime risk. The mortality rate following appendectomy is quite low, ranging from 0.07 to 0.7 percent in patients without perforation to 0.5 to 2.4 percent in patients with perforation, which is an acute inflammation of the appendix. It affects people of all ages, with the majority of cases occurring between the ages of 10 and 30, and both boys and females are afflicted equally. Appendicitis is substantially less common in developing nations, particularly regions of Africa, and among lower socioeconomic levels. After being diagnosed with appendicitis, a 24-year-old male was taken to AVBRH with complaints of pain in the right iliac fossa, nausea, and vomiting. The findings of the examination were consistent with acute appendicitis. His systemic health remained unaffected, and testing such as blood tests, urine samples, and abdominal ultrasounds were inconclusive. Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common surgical condition, and in the vast majority of cases, appendectomy is the treatment of choice. An accurate diagnosis is essential for lowering the rate of negative appendectomy. In the case of a complex appendicitis, management can be tough. The diagnostic process must be improved in order to reduce the negative appendectomy rate and the danger of misdiagnosis. The diagnosis of acute appendicitis was primarily relied on symptoms, signs, and laboratory evidence prior to the widespread use of CT scans.
Keywords: Appendicitis, subhepatic appendix, malrotated caecal pole, adhesions