Sunday, March 2, 2008

Cause for children with acute appendicitis

Cause for children with acute appendicitis is not clear, There are many, mainly appendectomy cavity obstruction, bacterial infection, blood flow and nerve reflex obstacles such factors interact and influence the outcome. Specific reasons may be the following:
1, children with a cold, diarrhea, and other gastrointestinal dysfunction caused by intestinal bacteria penetrated appendectomy, the appendix caused inflammation;
2, upper respiratory tract infection in children, tonsillitis, and other reactions of the appendix wall hypertrophy, blood flow is obstructed, the incentive will become appendicitis;
3, appendectomy cavity was bezoar, foreign body or parasites plug, the contents of the appendix cavity drainage impeded, multiplication of bacteria, which caused acute appendicitis is the more common reasons for the appendectomy as long cavity caused by the obstruction will own blood circulation appendectomy obstacles lead ischemia, necrosis and sparked perforated appendix.

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