Acute Appendicitis with Uncommon Symptoms

Overview

Although appendicitis is the most frequent surgical disease, it frequently surprises by its non-specific symptomatology and surprising diagnosis. If the disease is treated in time and correctly, its morbidity and mortality is very low. Treatment of advanced inflammations is much more complicated and the prognosis is much more serious. In our case-records we draw attention to a not quite „textbooklike“ course of the disease in two patients. It still holds that examination of abdominal pain should be made by an experienced surgeon. As apparent from one of the cases the local finding in young men is frequently the only guideline for correct indication of urgent laparotomy.

Key words:
acute appendicitis - inflammation - abdominal pain - diagnosis