Appendicitis Research Paper

Appendicitis

“The appendix. Now what is this is little closed ended tube at the end of our cecum? Does it serve any function whatsoever? The answer is that scientists have been stumped at what essential purpose the appendix has. Just because we can live without it does not mean that it can't cause problems.

Appendicitis is a condition where your appendix becomes inflamed and filled with pus. Appendicitis is a condition, that once found requires immediate surgery. If this is not treated quickly, your appendix will eventually burst, spilling poisonous material into your abdominal cavity. A condition called peritonitis, a serious swelling of your abdominal cavity's lining due to the poisonous material which was spread will be fatal unless treated promptly with very strong antibiotics. Another form of appendicitis, which is called an “abscessed appendix” is where a pus filled abscess ( an infection which is isolated from the rest of the body) forms outside the swollen appendix. Then scar tissue forms around the appendix preventing it from spreading any sort of infection to the abdominal cavity. An abscessed appendix is not as serious as a normal case of
Depending on the doctor, he may perform traditional open surgery, using a single abdominal incision, or laparoscopic surgery, which requires only a few small abdominal incisions. For a laparoscopic surgery, the surgeon inserts a laparoscope, which is a pencil-thin tube with its own lighting system and video camera into your abdomen through a hollow instrument called a “cannula”. For this procedure, only a small incision is required. The tiny video camera then produces a magnified view of the inside of your abdomen on an outside computer screen. This allows the surgeon to see the inside of your abdomen vividly. Then to remove your appendix, the surgeon uses tiny surgical instruments inserted through one or two separate small abdominal