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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Appendicitis may be classified | Appendicitis may be classified into several subtypes based on [[perforation]] and the type of obstruction. | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
===Based on Type of Obstruction=== | ===Based on Type of Obstruction=== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Charmaine Patel, M.D. [2]
Overview
Appendicitis may be classified into several subtypes based on perforation and the type of obstruction.
Classification
Based on Type of Obstruction
- Infectious processes
- Fibrosis - such as due to scar tissue from a previous surgery.
- Fecaliths - hard fecal masses.
- Neoplasia - carcinoid, adenocarcinoma, or mucocoele.
- Parasites - in endemic areas.
- Calculi
- Lymphoid hyperplasia
Based on Perforation
- Perforating - increases in incidence with age,[1] and is associated with the following types of bacterial infiltration:
- Escherichia coli
- Peptostreptococcus
- Bacteroides fragilis
- Pseudomonas species
- Non-perforating