Abdominal rigidity

Abdominal muscle rigidity is one of the clinical manifestations of acute appendicitis. The onset of acute appendicitis is usually upper abdominal pain or full abdominal pain, gradually confined to the Markov point, nausea, vomiting is more prominent, tenderness, rebound pain and abdominal muscle rigidity are more obvious. Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen in surgery. Fitz was first named in 1886, and McBurney put forward the idea of ​​surgical treatment of the disease in 1889. Over the past century, due to improvements in surgical techniques, anesthesia and antibacterial treatment and care, most patients have been cured, and the mortality rate has dropped to about 0.1% Symptoms of right lower quadrant pain, tenderness of the appendix, and rebound pain are common clinical manifestations, but the condition of acute appendicitis varies widely. Therefore, each specific case should be taken seriously, a detailed history should be checked, and a careful examination should be performed to accurately diagnose it. Prevent complications and improve cure rate.

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