CASE SERIES ON SPECTRUM OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS IN A SECONDARY HEALTH CARE FACILITY

Vivek Kumar Garg, Manjula Sharma* and Shamsher Singh

ABSTRACT

Acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies that is dealt by day-to-day surgical practice. Diagnosis of acute appendicitis is still a challenging work and requires carefully combining history, clinical examination and imaging modalities. The clinical presentation of acute appendicitis becomes more challenging due to variable positions of appendix. A high index of suspicion along with imaging can prevent the delay in the diagnosis and the associated complications of the disease. In this case series we present 5 cases of acute appendicitis, presented with variable clinical profile.

Keywords: Acute appendicitis, ultrasonography, clinical profile, appendicectomy.