Appendicitis Information
What is Appendicitis ?
Appendicitis is the most common of all serious intestinal disorders. It refers to an inflammation of
the vermiform appendix. It presents itself in acute and chronic forms of Appendicitis and affects both the sexes
equally. This Appendicitis disease now accounts for about half the acute abdominal emergencies occurring
between the ages of 10 to 30 . It is more frequent in developed countries than underdeveloped
countries.
The appendix is a small tube located at the end of the caecum, the first part of the large
intestine. It is called vermiform appendix as it resembles a worm. It is usually eight to ten cm.
long. Its structure is made of the same tough fibrous outer covering as protects the entire
alimentary canal. There is a layer of muscular tissue under the outer covering and further a layer
of lymphoid tissue. The function of the appendix, which is performed by this lymphoid tissue, is
to neutralise the irritating waste material generated in the body or the organic poisons introduced
through the skin or membranes.
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