Illustration appendicitis
- Appendix -
Caecum - Colon, ascending part -
Ascending colon - End part of the ileum -
Ileum, pars terminalis - Free tape strip -
Taenia libera - Appendix -
Appendix vermiformis
Appendix inflammation -
Appendicitis
A - Catarrhal stage
(The appendix is
swollen, reddened
and painful)
B - Seropurulent stage
(Transition stage between A and C)
C - Destructive stage
- Ulcerophlegmonosa appendicitis -
The mucous membrane shows ulcers.
Beginning of tissue destruction
- Appendicitis empyematosa -
Pus forms in the appendix
- Appendicitis gangrenosa -
The appendix slowly dies.
Gangrene develops
(Tissue destruction)
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