Beware of the early symptoms of appendicitis resembles heartburn ..!
If your ulcer symptoms resembling recurrent disorder, caution may be
that you are being attacked by an acute inflammation of the appendix. In
patients with a history of previous gastric disorders, often mistaken for a
meal as the main cause of the error of this attack. Will be felt in the pit of
the stomach discomfort, nausea and even vomiting, stomach feels bloated and can
not determine with certainty in the abdomen where the pain is coming from.
These signs are characteristic of a person exposed to appendicitis acute
appendicitis or an acute infection. Caution with similar symptoms are you
deceived and ignored.
A few hours after that before pain is felt more settled in the lower
right abdomen, the location where Appendix or appendix is located. More often
accompanied by bowel disorders. Had diarrhea for a moment or maybe just a
little constipated and body feels feverish. Along with that pain in the lower
right abdomen will get worse.
At that point, if the trip is felt all the typical complaints like the
above could be said to the accuracy of diagnosis of inflammation of the
appendix was close to 50%. Coupled with a physical examination performed by a
physician as well as supporting the investigation, the suspicions of the
disease is getting closer to the truth. Investigations which underpins obtained
when increasing the number of leukocytes or white blood cells as a marker of
infection in the blood test and if necessary do an ultrasound or CT scan
examination as other complementary.
Appendix is the name of the organ part of the intestine that is located
on the lower right abdomen is a bulge the size of the intestine more or less
along and index finger of the person concerned. As the name implies, a
relatively small intestine and is narrow at the tip clogs and because the
anatomy is such that the organ is so susceptible to the incidence of infection.
With a small base of the channel is relatively easy blockage occurs, either
because the rest of the food, which helps feces, worms or mucus. This pressure
and also inhibits blood flow to the organs is so little there are bacteria that
infected the body would be difficult to tolerate. And there was swelling of the
wall, forming pus to result in leakage or perforation.
Inflammation
of the appendix concerning almost all age groups can be obtained even if the
male is almost one and a half times the infected than women. His case is quite
high in America almost 17% of the population. And it turns out diagnostics in
group of children - children and infants is much more difficult than in adults.
Appendicitis acute is an infectious disease in the abdominal cavity requiring
surgery almost in most cases. Acute inflammation of the appendix which can
develop into chronic inflammation and most if not get optimal treatment can be
fatal, could be an abscess, leaks in the walls and spread of infection to other
parts of the abdominal cavity throughout the entire body. So that this disease
requires emergency surgery to prevent undesirable events.
Surgery is the main therapy, either open surgery or by laparoscopy surgery (minimally invasive). Open surgery or conventional surgery is still widely applied in Indonesia, require incisions in the lower right abdomen in length from 4 to 6 cm. If the surgery is needed laparoscopy incision in 3 places of each along with approximately 1 cm. So the surgery is still not too distracting Relatively aesthetic. Different That Occurs if the inflammation has resulted in leakage and widespread infection in the abdominal cavity. Will require access to a broader operation That worked with over the long incision in the middle as well as patient care requires a longer and more serious. Postoperative appendix That does not lead to complications in the form of leaks, requiring Hospitalization of no more than 3 days.
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