Illustration appendicitis

Illustration appendicitis
  1. Appendix -
    Caecum
  2. Colon, ascending part -
    Ascending colon
  3. End part of the ileum -
    Ileum, pars terminalis
  4. Free tape strip -
    Taenia libera
  5. 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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