My 7 year old daughter was diagnosed with
appendicitis but the surgeon said no need
to opperate that it could cure itself she
has been hurting in 2days but has had
fever nausia and disness should i take her
in or wait till she starts hurting
again?
It is not easy to diagnose acute
appendicitis. Symptoms of acute
appendicitis such as pain, fever, nausea,
& vomiting can vary and can be similar to
the symptoms of many other acute abdominal
disorders (kidney stone, gallstone,
cholecystitis, ovarian inflammation,
rupture of ovarian cyst, mesenterial
lymphadenitis, enteritis etc.).
Theoretically, acute appendicitis does not
require surgical treatment if the
inflammation affects only the mucosal
layer of the appendix wall (catarrhal
appendicitis). Surgical removal of the
appendix is requested if the entire
appendix wall is affected (gangrenous
appendicitis) and the peritoneum is also
affected (local peritonitis). Catarrhal
appendicitis can either pass spontaneously
or can get worse to become gangrenous
appendicitis. Gangrenous appendicitis is a
serious, life threatening condition and
requires urgent surgical intervention. If
your daughter experienced acute
appendicitis she probably also experienced
catarrhal appendicitis that passed
spontaneously. It is not necessary to
bring her to the doctor if she is not
experiencing any symptoms.
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