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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
- Appendicolith
- Ascariasis
- Bacteroides
- Taenia infection
The occurrence of a fecalith in the appendix seems to be attributed to a right sided fecal retention reservoir in the colon and a prolonged transit time[1]. Several studies offer evidence that a low fiber intake is involved in the pathogenesis of appendicitis[2][3][4]. This link between low fiber intake and appendicitis is in accordance with the occurrence of a right sided fecal reservoir and that dietary fiber reduces fecal transit time[5].
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