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Appendicitis is the most common reason for a child to need emergency abdominal surgery. Read this article for important facts about this common infection, including symptoms and treatments.

Appendicitis, Acute - Appendicitis is a common and urgent surgical illness with protean manifestations, generous overlap with other clinical syndromes, and significant morbidity, which increases with diagnostic delay. No single sign, symptom, or diagnostic test accurately makes the diagnosis of appendiceal inflammation in all cases. The surgeon's goals are to evaluate a relatively small ...