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==Causes in Alphabetical Order== | |||
* [[Appendicolith]] | |||
* [[Ascariasis]] | |||
* [[Bacteroides]] | |||
* [[fecaloma|Fecaliths]] | |||
* Foreign bodies | |||
* [[Intestinal worms]] | |||
* Low dietary fiber intake | |||
* [[Lymphadenitis]] | |||
* [[Taenia infection]] | |||
* [[Trauma]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Common Causes
Common causes of Appendicitis include:
- Foreign bodies
- Trauma
- Intestinal worms
- Lymphadenitis
- The occurrence of an obstructing fecalith
- Low dietary fiber intake
- Appendicolith
- Ascariasis
- Bacteroides
- Taenia infection
Causes in Alphabetical Order
- Appendicolith
- Ascariasis
- Bacteroides
- Fecaliths
- Foreign bodies
- Intestinal worms
- Low dietary fiber intake
- Lymphadenitis
- Taenia infection
- Trauma
References
- ↑ Raahave D, Christensen E, Moeller H. Origin of acute appendicitis: Fecal retention in colonic reservoirs: A case control study. Surg Infect 2007;8:55-61
- ↑ Burkitt DP, Walker ARP, Painter NS. Effect of dietary fibre on stools and transit-times, and its role in the causation of disease. Lancet 1972;300:1408-12
- ↑ Adamis D, Roma-Giannikou E, Karamolegou K. Fiber intake and childhood appendicitis. Int J Food Sci Nutr 2000;51:153-7
- ↑ Hugh TB, Hugh TJ, "Appendicectomy — becoming a rare event?" MJA 2001; 175: 7-8
- ↑ Gear JSS, Brodribb AJM, Ware A. Fibre and bowel transit times. Br J Nutr 1981;45:77-82