Catalog
Acute appendicitis with localised peritonitis
Link to WHO Definition
Acute appendicitis with localised peritonitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2049027138
This condition is characterised by acute inflammation of the vermiform appendix with peritonitis that is contained into an abscess or phlegmone. There is often an underlying covered perforation of appendix with leakage from the appendix lumen.