IPLab:Lab 3:Acute Appendicitis: Difference between revisions
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== Clinical Summary == | == Clinical Summary == | ||
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 == | ||