Traumatic Appendicitis

Abstract

ABSTRACT Acute appendicitis usually occurs by intraluminal obstruction of the appendiceal lumen or because of non-obstructive processes that favor the migration of intestinal fl ora to the wall of the appendix, a fact that triggers an infl ammatory condition resulting in suppuration and necrosis of the organ. Posttraumatic appendicitis is attributed to a wide variety of causes. A possible etiology for this, is appendicular ischemia, which allows bacterial invasion and drainage. We present the following case in point. How to cite this article Abdelrahman H, Al Thani S, Sebastian M, Maull KI. Traumatic Appendicitis. Panam J Trauma Critical Care Emerg Surg 2012;1(1):48-49.