Appendicitis(causes and position)

The Acute inflammation of theappendix,  Is known as appendicitis,usually is a common cause of severe abdominal pain arising over theMcBurney point registers maximum abdominal tenderness.

   Causes:

Appendicitis in older people is usually caused by the obstructionresults from a fecalith , a concretion that formsaround a center of fecal matter.

 in young people is usuallycaused by hyperplasia of lymphatic follicles in the appendix that occludes thelumen.

When secretions from the appendix cannot escape, theappendix swells, stretching the visceral peritoneum.  Acute infection of the appendix may result inischemia, gangrene (death of tissue), and perforation of an inflamed appendix.

Position of Appendix:

The anatomical position of the appendix determines the symptoms and thesite of muscular spasm and tenderness when the appendix is inflamed. The baseof the appendix lies deep to a point that is one third of the way along theoblique line joining the right ASIS to the umbilicus.