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.

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?

3 months ago, I had appendicitis, but 1 week later I went to the hospital and was diagnosed with "appendiceal masses" and I was treated with drugs by doctors first, then 1 month after surgery. It's been 3 months so far. So the doctor asked me if my appendicitis turned into a bunch of appendix, I need surgery again? Thank you doctor.

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.