| Although acute appendicitis is usually diagnosed clinically, plain abdominal radiographs and contrast enema may be utilized. |
| A Scottish doctor in London has made the discovery that in many people it produces appendicitis, catarrh of the stomach and some minor diseases. |
| Cases of this type include suspected heart attacks, broken limbs and appendicitis. |
| A century ago, high blood pressure, pneumonia, appendicitis, and diabetes, likely meant death, often accompanied by excruciating pain. |
| The doctors decided to do a laparoscopy to find out if it was an ectopic, appendicitis or an ovarian cyst and then operate accordingly. |
| Acute appendicitis is the commonest extrauterine indication for laparotomy in pregnancy, and it can occur in any trimester. |