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Appendiceal Abscess Ef Fix
Appendiceal Abscess Ef Fix
Appendix
• a narrow, muscular tube containing a large amount of lymphoid tissue
• It varies in length from 3 to 5 in. (8 to 13 cm).
• The base is attached to the posteromedial surface of the cecum about
1 in. (2.5 cm)
• lies in the right iliac fossa, and in relation to the anterior abdominal
wall its base is situated one third of the way up the line joining the
right anterior superior iliac spine to the umbilicus (McBurney’s point).
Positions:
1. hanging down into the pelvis
against the right pelvic wall,
2. coiled up behind the cecum,
3. projecting upward along the
lateral side of the cecum,
4. in front of or behind the
terminal part of the ileum.
The first and second positions are
the most common sites.
Clinical anatomy by regions / Richard S. Snell. – 9th ed.
Blood Supply
Arteries
The appendicular artery is a
branch of the posterior cecal
artery
Veins
The appendicular vein drains into
the posterior cecal vein.
Adults:
Pyelonephritis, Colitis, Elderly:
Diverticulitis, Diverticulitis, Intraabdominal malignancy,
PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Diverticulitis, cholecystitis.3
Disease), Ectopic pregnacy.3
3. Maa, J., Kirkwood, K.S. 2012. The Appendix in Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 19th ed. Elsevier: Philadelphia.
Diagnostic Algorithm