A 20-year-old man presents with severe right lower quadrant abdominal pain, nausea, and anorexia. He states that the abdominal pain staed around his umbilicus and has now migrated to the right lower quadrant of his abdomen. Physical examination reveals exquisite tenderness at McBurney’s point . This patient is diagnosed with acute appendicitis. Which of the following is the treatment for this condition?
Correct Answer: Surgical resection of the appendix, because appendicitis can lead to perforation or abscess
Description: - The inflamed appendix in acute appendicitis should be emergently removed because of possible devastating complications of perforation or abscess.
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