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anatomical landmarks, digestive system, appendectomy, appendicitis is when appendix becomes blocked, inflamed, appendix, small pouch attached to large intestine, whose function is not well known, appendicitis is one, the most common causes, emergency abdominal surgery, appendicitis usually occurs when the appendix becomes blocked by feces, a foreign object, a tumor, symptoms of appendicitis, hard to diagnosis appendicitis in young children, elderly, women of childbearing age, first symptom is pain around navel, abdominal pain, pain initially vague, becomes increasingly sharp and severe, have reduced appetite, nausea, vomiting, a low-grade fever, the inflammation, in the appendix increases, pain tends to move into right lower abdomen, focuses, above the appendix at a place", mcburney's point ", appendix ruptures, pain, lessen briefly and you, feel better, once peritonitis sets in, pain worsens, become sicker, abdominal pain worse, walking, coughing, prefer to lie still, sudden movement causes, pain, later symptoms, fever, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, chills, shaking, appendicitis, pain increases, the abdomen is gently pressed, pressure is suddenly released, peritonitis is present, touching the abdomen, a spasm, the abdominal muscles, a rectal examination, identify abdominal, pelvic pain on the right side of body, diagnose appendicitis by description, physical exam, laboratory tests alone, additional tests needed, abdominal ultrasound, abdominal ct scan, diagnostic laparoscopy, uncomplicated cases, a surgical procedure, an appendectomy is performed to remove the appendix soon, diagnosis, an appendectomy can be done, an "open" procedure, where fairly large surgical cuts, made in abdomen, surgery can also be done, a laparoscopic procedure, uses a camera, small incisions, if the operation reveals that the appendix is normal, surgeon, remove the appendix, explore the rest, the abdomen, pain, a ct scan reveals an abscess, a ruptured appendix, patient treated, appendix removed later, infection, inflammation have gone away, appendix is treated, it ruptures, will probably recover rapidly from surgery, your appendix ruptures, surgery, probably recover more slowly, more likely to develop an abscess, peritonitis, abscess, fistulas, wound infection, develop abdominal pain, in the lower right portion of belly, symptoms of appendicitis.