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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Appendicitis is mainly caused by the retention and obstruction of fecal matter, parasitic or bacterial infections of the appendix, and by physical damage to the [[appendix]]. | Appendicitis is mainly caused by the retention and [[obstruction]] of fecal matter, parasitic or bacterial infections of the appendix, and by physical damage to the [[appendix]]. | ||
==Common Causes== | ==Common Causes== | ||
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Overview
Appendicitis is mainly caused by the retention and obstruction of fecal matter, parasitic or bacterial infections of the appendix, and by physical damage to the appendix.
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