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Anyone can get appendicitis, but it is more common among people 10 to 30 years old. Appendicitis leads to more emergency abdominal surgeries than any other cause. | Anyone can get appendicitis, but it is more common among people 10 to 30 years old. Appendicitis leads to more emergency abdominal surgeries than any other cause. | ||
==Risk Factors== | |||
*The most common cases of appendicitis occur between the ages of 10 and 30 years. | |||
In children:<ref name="urlAppendicitis - The University of Chicago Medicine">{{cite web |url=http://www.uchospitals.edu/online-library/content=P00815 |title=Appendicitis - The University of Chicago Medicine |format= |work= |accessdate=November 30, 2015}}</ref> | |||
*Appendicitis results in the most common need for emergency abdominal surgery in children. | |||
*A family history of appendicitis increases the child's risk, especially in males. | |||
**Male children with [[cystic fibrosis]] are at an even higher risk. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Anyone can get appendicitis, but it is more common among people 10 to 30 years old. Appendicitis leads to more emergency abdominal surgeries than any other cause.
Risk Factors
- The most common cases of appendicitis occur between the ages of 10 and 30 years.
In children:[1]
- Appendicitis results in the most common need for emergency abdominal surgery in children.
- A family history of appendicitis increases the child's risk, especially in males.
- Male children with cystic fibrosis are at an even higher risk.
References
- ↑ "Appendicitis - The University of Chicago Medicine". Retrieved November 30, 2015.