IPLab:Lab 3:Acute Appendicitis - Revision history

Peter Anderson: /* Images */

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Images

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	File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis1.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of the appendix which was removed from this patient with acute appendicitis. Note the rough, shaggy material (arrows) on the surface due to deposition of fibrin and inflammatory cells.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis1.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of the appendix which was removed from this patient with acute appendicitis. Note the rough, shaggy material (arrows) on the surface due to deposition of fibrin and inflammatory cells.
	File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis2b.jpg\|This is a low-power photomicrograph of a normal appendix on the right and an appendix with acute inflammatory response on the left. Note the ~~abundant~~ blue-stained lymphoid tissue ~~beneath~~ the ~~mucosal layer and the absence of blue-staining cells in~~ the ~~submucosal layer~~ of the ~~normal~~ appendix. ~~Compare~~ this with the extensive distribution of cells throughout the wall of ~~the~~ appendix with acute appendicitis. The blue color is due to the presence of many inflammatory cells, although at this low power these individual cells cannot be specifically identified.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis2b.jpg\|This is a low-power photomicrograph of a normal appendix on the right and this appendix with an acute inflammatory response on the left. Note the focal areas of blue-stained lymphoid tissue which is normal for the normal appendix. Compare this with the increased size of the inflamed appendix (left) due to inflammatory cells and edema.
	File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis3b.jpg\|This is a photomicrograph showing the serosal surface of the appendix with the layer of fibrinopurulent exudate noted in the gross photo (1). The muscularis (M) and the submucosa (S) also have a robust inflammatory cell infiltrate.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis2x.jpg\|Photomicrograph of this appendix with acute inflammatory response. Note the extensive distribution of cells throughout the wall of this appendix with acute appendicitis. The blue color is due to the presence of many inflammatory cells, although at this low power these individual cells cannot be specifically identified.
			File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis3b.jpg\|This is a photomicrograph showing the serosal surface of the appendix with the layer of fibrinopurulent exudate noted in the gross photo (1). The muscularis (M) and the submucosa (S) also have a robust inflammatory cell infiltrate.
	File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis4b.jpg\|This photomicrograph of the lumen shows the mucosal surface with a small area of normal mucosal epithelium (arrow). This area is surrounded by the ulcerated mucosa with inflammatory infiltrates comprising primarily neutrophils with a few lymphocytes and macrophages.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis4b.jpg\|This photomicrograph of the lumen shows the mucosal surface with a small area of normal mucosal epithelium (arrow). This area is surrounded by the ulcerated mucosa with inflammatory infiltrates comprising primarily neutrophils with a few lymphocytes and macrophages.
	File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis5b.jpg\|TThis higher-power photomicrograph of the mucosal surface shows the loss of normal mucosal epithelium (arrows) and the inflammatory infiltrate. The principal inflammatory cell in this case of acute appendicitis is the neutrophil.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis5b.jpg\|TThis higher-power photomicrograph of the mucosal surface shows the loss of normal mucosal epithelium (arrows) and the inflammatory infiltrate. The principal inflammatory cell in this case of acute appendicitis is the neutrophil.

Peter Anderson: /* Autopsy Findings */

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Autopsy Findings

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	The serosal surface of the appendix was covered with friable granular material. The lumen was dilated and contained a purulent exudate as well as a fecalith. The wall measured up to 0.4 cm in thickness.		The serosal surface of the appendix was covered with friable granular material. The lumen was dilated and contained a purulent exudate as well as a fecalith. The wall measured up to 0.4 cm in thickness.

	~~== Autopsy Findings ==~~
	The serosal surface of the appendix was covered with friable granular material. The lumen was dilated and contained a purulent exudate as well as a fecalith. The wall measured up to 0.4 cm in thickness.

	== Images ==		== Images ==

Peter Anderson: /* Clinical Summary */

2020-06-19T22:47:21Z

Clinical Summary

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	== Clinical Summary ==		== Clinical Summary ==
	~~This~~ 11-year-old male was admitted to the hospital with a complaint of 8 hours of severe pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. ~~Additional features on~~ admission ~~included a~~ temperature of 101° F and a leukocytosis of 21,200 cells/~~mm³~~ with a shift to the left. An exploratory laparotomy revealed an inflamed appendix, retrocecal in location, which was adherent to the wall of the colon.		An 11-year-old male was admitted to the hospital with a complaint of 8 hours of severe pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. On admission his temperature was 101° F and he had a leukocytosis of 21,200 cells/cmm with a shift to the left. An exploratory laparotomy revealed an inflamed appendix, retrocecal in location, which was adherent to the wall of the colon.

			The serosal surface of the appendix was covered with friable granular material. The lumen was dilated and contained a purulent exudate as well as a fecalith. The wall measured up to 0.4 cm in thickness.

	== Autopsy Findings ==		== Autopsy Findings ==

Peter Anderson: /* Images */

2020-06-19T22:41:41Z

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	File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis1.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of the appendix which was removed from this patient with acute appendicitis. Note the rough, shaggy material (arrows) on the surface due to deposition of fibrin and inflammatory cells.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis1.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of the appendix which was removed from this patient with acute appendicitis. Note the rough, shaggy material (arrows) on the surface due to deposition of fibrin and inflammatory cells.
	File:~~IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis2~~.jpg\|This is a low-power photomicrograph of a normal appendix on the right and an appendix with acute inflammatory response on the left. Note the abundant blue-stained lymphoid tissue beneath the mucosal layer and the absence of blue-staining cells in the submucosal layer of the normal appendix. Compare this with the extensive distribution of cells throughout the wall of the appendix with acute appendicitis. The blue color is due to the presence of many inflammatory cells, although at this low power these individual cells cannot be specifically identified.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis2b.jpg\|This is a low-power photomicrograph of a normal appendix on the right and an appendix with acute inflammatory response on the left. Note the abundant blue-stained lymphoid tissue beneath the mucosal layer and the absence of blue-staining cells in the submucosal layer of the normal appendix. Compare this with the extensive distribution of cells throughout the wall of the appendix with acute appendicitis. The blue color is due to the presence of many inflammatory cells, although at this low power these individual cells cannot be specifically identified.
	File:~~IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis3~~.jpg\|This is a photomicrograph of an appendix exhibiting acute inflammation. Note that there are only remnants of mucosal tissue identifiable along the luminal border of this specimen. There is an extensive infiltration of leukocytes in this tissue which cannot be specifically identified at this low power. Note that the surface is very roughened and has deposits of fibrin.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis3b.jpg\|This is a photomicrograph showing the serosal surface of the appendix with the layer of fibrinopurulent exudate noted in the gross photo (1). The muscularis (M) and the submucosa (S) also have a robust inflammatory cell infiltrate.
	~~File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis4.jpg\|This is a photomicrograph of~~ the serosal surface of the appendix on the ~~left~~ (1) and the ~~submucosal tissue in the center~~ (2) ~~with remnants of~~ a ~~lymphoid nodule. Surrounding this lymphoid nodule are masses of leukocytes which should not be present in a normal appendix~~.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis4b.jpg\|This photomicrograph of the lumen shows the mucosal surface with a small area of normal mucosal epithelium (arrow). This area is surrounded by the ulcerated mucosa with inflammatory infiltrates comprising primarily neutrophils with a few lymphocytes and macrophages.
	File:~~IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis5~~.jpg\|This photomicrograph of the mucosal surface ~~shows~~ a small area ~~with~~ normal mucosal epithelium (arrow). This area is surrounded by ~~areas of ulceration~~ with an inflammatory ~~infiltrate of~~ lymphocytes and ~~neutrophils~~.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis5b.jpg\|TThis higher-power photomicrograph of the mucosal surface shows the loss of normal mucosal epithelium (arrows) and the inflammatory infiltrate. The principal inflammatory cell in this case of acute appendicitis is the neutrophil.
	File:~~IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis6~~.jpg\|~~This~~ higher-power photomicrograph of the mucosal surface shows the loss of normal mucosal epithelium (arrows) and the inflammatory infiltrate. The principal inflammatory cell in this case of acute appendicitis is the neutrophil.
	File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis7.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of the open abdominal cavity of a patient with acute appendicitis. In this patient, there had been rupture of the appendix with spillage of intestinal contents into the abdominal cavity. This spillage resulted in an acute abdomen with widespread inflammation throughout the abdominal cavity. Note the roughened surface of the mesenteric tissue (arrow) due to deposition of fibrin over much of the surface.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis7.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of the open abdominal cavity of a patient with acute appendicitis. In this patient, there had been rupture of the appendix with spillage of intestinal contents into the abdominal cavity. This spillage resulted in an acute abdomen with widespread inflammation throughout the abdominal cavity. Note the roughened surface of the mesenteric tissue (arrow) due to deposition of fibrin over much of the surface.
	File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis8.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of another example of peritonitis. Again note the fibrinosuppurative exudate covering the abdominal organs (arrows).		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis8.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of another example of peritonitis. Again note the fibrinosuppurative exudate covering the abdominal organs (arrows).

Peter Anderson: /* Virtual Microscopy */

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Virtual Microscopy

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	== Virtual Microscopy ==		== Virtual Microscopy ==
			===Appendicitis (left) and Normal Appendix (right) ===
	<peir-vm>IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis</peir-vm>		<peir-vm>IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis</peir-vm>

Seung Park at 16:04, 3 January 2014

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	File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis8.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of another example of peritonitis. Again note the fibrinosuppurative exudate covering the abdominal organs (arrows).		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis8.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of another example of peritonitis. Again note the fibrinosuppurative exudate covering the abdominal organs (arrows).
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			== Virtual Microscopy ==
			<peir-vm>IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis</peir-vm>

	== Study Questions ==		== Study Questions ==

Seung Park: /* Images */

2013-08-30T01:25:32Z

Images

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	=== Images ===		=== Images ===
	* [~~http://peir.path.uab.edu~~/library/index.php?/tags/387-appendix PEIR Digital Library: Appendix Images]		* [{{SERVER}}/library/index.php?/tags/387-appendix PEIR Digital Library: Appendix Images]
	* [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/GIHTML/GIIDX.html#8 WebPath: Colon and Appendix]		* [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/GIHTML/GIIDX.html#8 WebPath: Colon and Appendix]

Seung Park at 03:32, 19 August 2013

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Seung Park at 03:31, 19 August 2013

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Seung Park at 02:29, 19 August 2013

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	== Clinical Summary ==		== Clinical Summary ==
	This 11-year-old male was admitted to the hospital with a complaint of 8 hours of severe pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Additional features on admission included a temperature of 101° F and a leukocytosis of 21,200 cells/~~cm²~~ with a shift to the left. An exploratory laparotomy revealed an inflamed appendix, retrocecal in location, which was adherent to the wall of the colon.		This 11-year-old male was admitted to the hospital with a complaint of 8 hours of severe pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Additional features on admission included a temperature of 101° F and a leukocytosis of 21,200 cells/mm³ with a shift to the left. An exploratory laparotomy revealed an inflamed appendix, retrocecal in location, which was adherent to the wall of the colon.

	== Autopsy Findings ==		== Autopsy Findings ==

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	File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis1.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of the appendix which was removed from this patient with acute appendicitis. Note the rough, shaggy material (arrows) on the surface due to deposition of fibrin and inflammatory cells.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis1.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of the appendix which was removed from this patient with acute appendicitis. Note the rough, shaggy material (arrows) on the surface due to deposition of fibrin and inflammatory cells.
	File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis2b.jpg\|This is a low-power photomicrograph of a normal appendix on the right and an appendix with acute inflammatory response on the left. Note the ~~abundant~~ blue-stained lymphoid tissue ~~beneath~~ the ~~mucosal layer and the absence of blue-staining cells in~~ the ~~submucosal layer~~ of the ~~normal~~ appendix. ~~Compare~~ this with the extensive distribution of cells throughout the wall of ~~the~~ appendix with acute appendicitis. The blue color is due to the presence of many inflammatory cells, although at this low power these individual cells cannot be specifically identified.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis2b.jpg\|This is a low-power photomicrograph of a normal appendix on the right and this appendix with an acute inflammatory response on the left. Note the focal areas of blue-stained lymphoid tissue which is normal for the normal appendix. Compare this with the increased size of the inflamed appendix (left) due to inflammatory cells and edema.
	File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis3b.jpg\|This is a photomicrograph showing the serosal surface of the appendix with the layer of fibrinopurulent exudate noted in the gross photo (1). The muscularis (M) and the submucosa (S) also have a robust inflammatory cell infiltrate.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis2x.jpg\|Photomicrograph of this appendix with acute inflammatory response. Note the extensive distribution of cells throughout the wall of this appendix with acute appendicitis. The blue color is due to the presence of many inflammatory cells, although at this low power these individual cells cannot be specifically identified.
			File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis3b.jpg\|This is a photomicrograph showing the serosal surface of the appendix with the layer of fibrinopurulent exudate noted in the gross photo (1). The muscularis (M) and the submucosa (S) also have a robust inflammatory cell infiltrate.
	File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis4b.jpg\|This photomicrograph of the lumen shows the mucosal surface with a small area of normal mucosal epithelium (arrow). This area is surrounded by the ulcerated mucosa with inflammatory infiltrates comprising primarily neutrophils with a few lymphocytes and macrophages.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis4b.jpg\|This photomicrograph of the lumen shows the mucosal surface with a small area of normal mucosal epithelium (arrow). This area is surrounded by the ulcerated mucosa with inflammatory infiltrates comprising primarily neutrophils with a few lymphocytes and macrophages.
	File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis5b.jpg\|TThis higher-power photomicrograph of the mucosal surface shows the loss of normal mucosal epithelium (arrows) and the inflammatory infiltrate. The principal inflammatory cell in this case of acute appendicitis is the neutrophil.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis5b.jpg\|TThis higher-power photomicrograph of the mucosal surface shows the loss of normal mucosal epithelium (arrows) and the inflammatory infiltrate. The principal inflammatory cell in this case of acute appendicitis is the neutrophil.

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	File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis1.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of the appendix which was removed from this patient with acute appendicitis. Note the rough, shaggy material (arrows) on the surface due to deposition of fibrin and inflammatory cells.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis1.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of the appendix which was removed from this patient with acute appendicitis. Note the rough, shaggy material (arrows) on the surface due to deposition of fibrin and inflammatory cells.
	File:~~IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis2~~.jpg\|This is a low-power photomicrograph of a normal appendix on the right and an appendix with acute inflammatory response on the left. Note the abundant blue-stained lymphoid tissue beneath the mucosal layer and the absence of blue-staining cells in the submucosal layer of the normal appendix. Compare this with the extensive distribution of cells throughout the wall of the appendix with acute appendicitis. The blue color is due to the presence of many inflammatory cells, although at this low power these individual cells cannot be specifically identified.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis2b.jpg\|This is a low-power photomicrograph of a normal appendix on the right and an appendix with acute inflammatory response on the left. Note the abundant blue-stained lymphoid tissue beneath the mucosal layer and the absence of blue-staining cells in the submucosal layer of the normal appendix. Compare this with the extensive distribution of cells throughout the wall of the appendix with acute appendicitis. The blue color is due to the presence of many inflammatory cells, although at this low power these individual cells cannot be specifically identified.
	File:~~IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis3~~.jpg\|This is a photomicrograph of an appendix exhibiting acute inflammation. Note that there are only remnants of mucosal tissue identifiable along the luminal border of this specimen. There is an extensive infiltration of leukocytes in this tissue which cannot be specifically identified at this low power. Note that the surface is very roughened and has deposits of fibrin.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis3b.jpg\|This is a photomicrograph showing the serosal surface of the appendix with the layer of fibrinopurulent exudate noted in the gross photo (1). The muscularis (M) and the submucosa (S) also have a robust inflammatory cell infiltrate.
	~~File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis4.jpg\|This is a photomicrograph of~~ the serosal surface of the appendix on the ~~left~~ (1) and the ~~submucosal tissue in the center~~ (2) ~~with remnants of~~ a ~~lymphoid nodule. Surrounding this lymphoid nodule are masses of leukocytes which should not be present in a normal appendix~~.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis4b.jpg\|This photomicrograph of the lumen shows the mucosal surface with a small area of normal mucosal epithelium (arrow). This area is surrounded by the ulcerated mucosa with inflammatory infiltrates comprising primarily neutrophils with a few lymphocytes and macrophages.
	File:~~IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis5~~.jpg\|This photomicrograph of the mucosal surface ~~shows~~ a small area ~~with~~ normal mucosal epithelium (arrow). This area is surrounded by ~~areas of ulceration~~ with an inflammatory ~~infiltrate of~~ lymphocytes and ~~neutrophils~~.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis5b.jpg\|TThis higher-power photomicrograph of the mucosal surface shows the loss of normal mucosal epithelium (arrows) and the inflammatory infiltrate. The principal inflammatory cell in this case of acute appendicitis is the neutrophil.
	File:~~IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis6~~.jpg\|~~This~~ higher-power photomicrograph of the mucosal surface shows the loss of normal mucosal epithelium (arrows) and the inflammatory infiltrate. The principal inflammatory cell in this case of acute appendicitis is the neutrophil.
	File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis7.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of the open abdominal cavity of a patient with acute appendicitis. In this patient, there had been rupture of the appendix with spillage of intestinal contents into the abdominal cavity. This spillage resulted in an acute abdomen with widespread inflammation throughout the abdominal cavity. Note the roughened surface of the mesenteric tissue (arrow) due to deposition of fibrin over much of the surface.		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis7.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of the open abdominal cavity of a patient with acute appendicitis. In this patient, there had been rupture of the appendix with spillage of intestinal contents into the abdominal cavity. This spillage resulted in an acute abdomen with widespread inflammation throughout the abdominal cavity. Note the roughened surface of the mesenteric tissue (arrow) due to deposition of fibrin over much of the surface.
	File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis8.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of another example of peritonitis. Again note the fibrinosuppurative exudate covering the abdominal organs (arrows).		File:IPLab3AcuteAppendicitis8.jpg\|This is a gross photograph of another example of peritonitis. Again note the fibrinosuppurative exudate covering the abdominal organs (arrows).