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Changes of acute appendicitis.
My niece Rehan 12 years old having stomach pain several times from the last 6 months .
We had done the sonography report and blood report and shows the changes of acute appendicitis and in blood report wbc count 5900 .
Please advise the better traetment is surgery is compulsory or any other method like medicine course will help to recover ...
Please advice best solution.
Thank you
Hanif Tamboli.
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Get CT scan abdomen and pelvis with contrast. If she is improving with nonoperative treatment in 48-72 hours wait otherwise will need operation.
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Dr. Shabeer Ahmed
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40 yrs exp
Bangalore
Best is to get CT scan
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Dr. Rahul Poddar
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14 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
Appendicectomy should be done.
MEDICINES can only help during acute phase. It can not prevent reccurrance of pain. Also serious complications can occur during these RECCURRANCT attacks.
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laparoscopic is preferred.
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Dr. Saurabh Dixit
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11 yrs exp
Delhi
Appendix when inflamed may get gangrenous and may rupture leading to a high mortality.Si if the symptoms develop again please consult for laparoscopic appendicectomy
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