title: [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 inflammation. 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?
authors.affiliation: Chirurgia Generale I, Ospedale di Rho, A.O. "G. Salvini", Rho, Milano. laura-pi@libero.it
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pisoni
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castoldi
authors.forename: David Alessio
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Merlini
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Via
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morandi
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*