Acute appendicitis is one of the dangerous surgical emergencies. Children with acute appendicitis are often more difficult to diagnose than adults, so when they see signs of appendicitis, they need to go to medical centers for timely examination and treatment.

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.

The appendix is ​​a small, finger-shaped tube-shaped structure that arises from the first part of the large intestine called the cecum. When the appendix is ​​inflamed, it will swell and in some cases will rupture. Follow the article below!

Acute appendicitis is a dangerous disease and the progression is often very rapid. Therefore, patients need to know the symptoms of appendicitis in order to promptly go to the emergency hospital and receive treatment as soon as possible.

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.

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.