condition

Appendicitis

Appendicitis is defined as inflammation of the vermiform appendix, the most common surgical emergency in children and young adults with abdominal pain.

Ref:
Hannah Sellars, Patricia Boorman, Acute appendicitis, Surgery (Oxford), Volume 35, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 432-438, ISSN 0263-9319, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpsur.2017.06.002. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263931917301345)

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Added on Aug 18, 2022 by Barbara Van De Keer

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