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Acute appendicitis

Pathological anatomy · Gastrointestinal

Acute Appendicitis An exemplary case of acute appendicitis in a 10-year-old boy. The organ is enlarged and sausage-like (botuliform). This longitudinal section shows red inflamed mucosa with an irregular luminal surface. Diagnosed and removed early in the course of the disease, this appendix does not show late complications, such as transmural necrosis, perforation, and abscess formation. note
Acute Appendicitis An exemplary case of acute appendicitis in a 10-year-old boy. The organ is enlarged and sausage-like (botuliform). This longitudinal section shows red inflamed…

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Category
Gastrointestinal
Difficulty
basic
Type
Macroscopic

Origin: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · License CC BY 2.0

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