Appendicitis is a fairly common disease that can occur at any age. If the disease is not detected early for treatment, it is easy to cause dangerous complications, even life-threatening.

Appendiceal abscess is a complication of appendicitis but if not treated in time, leads to appendiceal rupture. Currently, there are many methods of treating appendicitis, including laparoscopic treatment.

The appendix is ​​a small, finger-shaped tube-shaped structure that arises from the first part of the large intestine called the cecum. Appendicitis is when the appendix becomes infected and inflamed. When the appendix becomes inflamed, it swells and in some cases ruptures and even dies. Anyone can get appendicitis, but it's most common between the ages of 10 and 30. The standard treatment is resection of the inflamed appendix.

Clinical manifestations of acute appendicitis are very diverse, with typical conditions, the diagnosis is quite simple, however, there will also be many difficult situations that make the diagnosis often difficult, the prognosis is abnormal. benefit the patient.

I just finished my appendectomy 3 days ago. As far as I know, when the appendectomy is done, a drainage tube will be placed, but after the surgery, I can't see it. So the doctor asked me to ask if it's okay to not put a drain after appendectomy? After surgery, how should I eat properly?

Acute appendicitis is an acute infection of the appendix. Acute appendicitis has the potential to be fatal due to complications related to appendiceal rupture because it is not diagnosed correctly and treated promptly.

Appendicitis progresses very quickly, can rupture, necrosis, making it difficult to treat and easily lead to complications such as enteritis, intestinal obstruction, endangering the life of the patient. Therefore, when experiencing abdominal pain with fever, the patient should go to the hospital for timely diagnosis and treatment.

Yes, let me ask, my mother has appendicitis but she went to the hospital for injections, but did not go for definitive treatment. Since 2017 until now, I have only asked if I have been working far away or close to my mother, so I don't know if there are any signs of complications. Can the doctor give specific advice on my mother's case and how to deal with the pressure injection when appendicitis?

The appendix is ​​an intra-abdominal, worm-shaped component 3 to 13 cm long that opens into the cecum through the appendix orifice covered by a valve. Appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies. If not treated promptly, the inflamed appendix can progress to rupture of fluid, pus into the abdomen causing generalized peritonitis and can be life-threatening.

The appendix can be located anywhere around the cecum, and can extend into the pelvis. When performing an ultrasound for appendicitis, the doctor will use a 5-7.5 Hz high-frequency probe and perform cross-sectional slices to identify the cecum and ileum, then focus on finding the appendix based on the landmarks of the cecum base and the terminal ileum.

Ultrasound of the appendix is one of the techniques to diagnose and detect appendicitis. Ultrasound of the appendix is indicated for cases with clinical symptoms of appendicitis.