Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency causing significant mortality and morbidity. 1 In other words it is referred as an acute inflammatory condition of the appendix. Most cases require immediate action to avoid unnecessary complications through surgical procedures like open or laparoscopic appendectomy. 2 Appendicitis is one of the leading cause for abdominal surgical emergencies. Worldwide statistics reveal its incidence is more than 8%. 3 The majority of the patients suffering with this mainly present with abdominal pain followed by vomiting, fever and migration of the pain to the right iliac fossa. 4 Recent studies also demonstrated that the patients up to 50% will present with features of classical presentation related to pain in the right iliac fossa. 5 Moreover rupture of appendix leads to inflammation and infection in the intestinal lining, which paves a way to sepsis, clinically called as peritonitis, which further directs to circulatory shock. 1 Hence, early diagnosis and intervention strategies were necessitated to overcome mortality and morbidity. 5
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