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Pediatric center
Whether your child is sick or needs a check-up and immunizations, you can depend on our full range of services for children from infancy through age 18. Our staff is an experienced team of children's healthcare experts including pediatricians and nurses and support personnel. Everyone are sensitive and respectful of your family's personal values, traditions andRead morePediatrics - FAQ's
ACUTE APPENDICITIS IN CHILDRENS
Appendicitis is the most common condition in children requiring emergency abdominal surgery. The key to a successful outcome is early diagnosis followed by appendectomy before gangrene or perforation develops.Read more
ANATOMY
The appendix arises from the cecum, which is located in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen in the vast majority of children. It may lie in the upper abdomen or on the left side in children with congenital abnormalities of intestinal position and after repair of diaphragmatic hernia, gastroschisis, omphalocele, and Ladd's procedure for malrotation.Read more
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Appendicitis is caused by obstruction of the appendiceal lumen. Fecal material, undigested food, other foreign material, an enlarged lymphoid follicle in the epithelial lining, a tumor, or a bend or twist of the organ itself may all be responsible. The obstruction causes colic, which in turn produces the poorly localized abdominal pain typical of early appendicitis. It also causes the appendiceal lumen to dilate and its wall to thicken.Read more» More Pediatrics - FAQ's
Last Research
Diagnosing Ruptured Appendicitis Preoperatively in Pediatric Patients
Appendicitis is the most common abdominal condition leading to urgent operation in children. There were more than 100,000 children with appendicitis discharged from children’s hospitals in 2006 in the US.1 The rate of ruptured appendicitis (RA) is higher in children than in adultsRead more
