Post-traumatic acute appendicitis. A case report

Abstract

Acute appendicitis is a frequent abdominal pathology, more frequent in the childhood.

The pathophysiology of acute appendicitis is obstruction of the appendix lumen and distension due to continued mucosal secretion. The second step is a rapid multiplication of resident bacteria, excretion of toxine and wall infiammation.

Causes of this processes are different: in most of cases there is an hyperplasia of intrinsic lymphoid tissue (60%) or hard stool. Another cause may be foreign body.

But is there a relationship between abdominal trauma and appendicitis?