5. Which artery supplies the appendix?
Correct answer: Branches of the appendicular branch of the ileocolic artery.
4. What happens to the appendix once it has been obstructed?
Correct answer: The obstructed appendix acts as a closed loop; bacteria proliferate in the lumen and invade the appendix wall, which is damaged by pressure necrosis. The vascular supply to the appendix is made up of end-arteries, which are branches…
3. In which age group does acute appendicitis occur and why?
Correct answer: As the appendix in the infant is wide mouthed and well drained, and as the lumen of the appendix is almost obliterated in old age, appendicitis at the two extremes of life is relatively rare. However, when it…
2. What causes an acute appendicitis?
Correct answer: Acute appendicitis usually occurs when the appendix is obstructed by a faecolith or foreign body in the lumen, by a fibrous stricture in its wall from previous inflammation, or by enlargement of lymphoid follicles in its wall secondary…
1.What is the most common abdominal emergency?
Correct answer: Acute appendicitis.
