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  2. Category:Diseases of appendix - Wikipedia

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    Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes K35-K38 within Chapter XI: Diseases of the digestive system should be included in this category. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

  3. Appendicitis - Wikipedia

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    Appendicitis; Other names: Epityphlitis [1] An acutely inflamed and enlarged appendix, sliced lengthwise. Specialty: General surgery: Symptoms: Periumbilical or right lower abdominal pain, vomiting, decreased appetite [2] Complications: Abdominal inflammation, sepsis [3] Diagnostic method: Based on symptoms, medical imaging, blood tests [4 ...

  4. Epiploic appendix - Wikipedia

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    The epiploic appendices (or appendices epiploicae, or epiploic appendages, or appendix epiploica, or omental appendices) are small pouches of the peritoneum filled with fat and situated along the colon, but are absent in the rectum. They are chiefly appended to the transverse and sigmoid parts of the colon, however, their function is unknown.

  5. Is your stomach pain from appendicitis? At-home tests to see ...

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    Appendicitis occurs when the inside of the appendix gets blocked, which can happen due to a variety of causes, such as stool, germs or more rarely tumors. Surgery is typically necessary when the ...

  6. Epiploic appendagitis - Wikipedia

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    Epiploic appendagitis (EA) is an uncommon, benign, self-limiting inflammatory process of the epiploic appendices.Other, older terms for the process include appendicitis epiploica and appendagitis, but these terms are used less now in order to avoid confusion with acute appendicitis.

  7. Peritonitis - Wikipedia

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    Causes include perforation of the intestinal tract, pancreatitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, stomach ulcer, cirrhosis, a ruptured appendix or even a perforated gallbladder. [3] Risk factors include ascites (the abnormal build-up of fluid in the abdomen) and peritoneal dialysis . [ 4 ]

  8. List of ICD-9 codes 520–579: diseases of the digestive system

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    This is a shortened version of the ninth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Digestive System. It covers ICD codes 520 to 579. The full chapter can be found on pages 301 to 328 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.

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    A Brooklyn homeless shelter employee was brutally stabbed to death on the premises of a hotel converted to house the homeless, in the Brownsville neighborhood.