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| ClinDDx = symptomatic [[Meckel diverticulum]], epiploic appendagitis, [[ectopic pregnancy]], ruptured ovarian cyst, ovarian torsion, pelvic inflammatory disease | | ClinDDx = symptomatic [[Meckel diverticulum]], epiploic appendagitis, [[ectopic pregnancy]], ruptured ovarian cyst, ovarian torsion, pelvic inflammatory disease | ||
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'''Acute appendicitis''' is very common | '''Acute appendicitis''' is an acute inflammation of the [[vermiform appendix]]. It is very common and keeps general surgeons busy. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*Bread 'n butter of general surgery. | *Bread 'n butter of [[general surgery]]. | ||
*Interesting factoid: appendicitis is considered protective against [[ulcerative colitis]].<ref name=pmid19685454>{{Cite journal | last1 = Beaugerie | first1 = L. | last2 = Sokol | first2 = H. | title = Appendicitis, not appendectomy, is protective against ulcerative colitis, both in the general population and first-degree relatives of patients with IBD. | journal = Inflamm Bowel Dis | volume = | issue = | pages = | month = Aug | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1002/ibd.21064 | PMID = 19685454 }}</ref><ref name=pmid19273505>{{Cite journal | last1 = Timmer | first1 = A. | last2 = Obermeier | first2 = F. | title = Reduced risk of ulcerative colitis after appendicectomy. | journal = BMJ | volume = 338 | issue = | pages = b225 | month = | year = 2009 | doi = | PMID = 19273505 }}</ref> | *Interesting factoid: appendicitis is considered protective against [[ulcerative colitis]].<ref name=pmid19685454>{{Cite journal | last1 = Beaugerie | first1 = L. | last2 = Sokol | first2 = H. | title = Appendicitis, not appendectomy, is protective against ulcerative colitis, both in the general population and first-degree relatives of patients with IBD. | journal = Inflamm Bowel Dis | volume = | issue = | pages = | month = Aug | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1002/ibd.21064 | PMID = 19685454 }}</ref><ref name=pmid19273505>{{Cite journal | last1 = Timmer | first1 = A. | last2 = Obermeier | first2 = F. | title = Reduced risk of ulcerative colitis after appendicectomy. | journal = BMJ | volume = 338 | issue = | pages = b225 | month = | year = 2009 | doi = | PMID = 19273505 }}</ref> | ||