Wikipedia gpewiki https://gpe.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.3 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Wikipedia Wikipedia talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk 0 7782 98425 85911 2026-05-24T19:06:41Z DaSupremo 9 Improve article 98425 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Databox}} '''Beverly Afaglo Baah''' (28 May 1983 – 24 May 2026) be [[Ghana|Ghanaian]] actress plus TV presenter.<ref>Owusu-Amoah, Gifty (11 January 2018). [https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/beverly-family-before-career.html "Beverly: Family before career"]. ''graphic.com.gh''. Retrieved 31 July 2018.</ref><ref>Bless, Nessa (2024-06-06). [https://web.archive.org/web/20240823164631/https://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2024/06/06/when-a-woman-gives-a-man-peace-it-reflects-in-his-performance-beverly-afaglo-showers-praises-on-dr-louisa-for-being-a-good-wife-to-stonebwoy/ "When A Woman Gives A Man Peace, It Reflects In His Performance - Beverly Afaglo Showers Praises On Dr. Louisa For Being A Good Wife To Stonebwoy"]. ''GhanaCelebrities.Com''. Archived from [https://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2024/06/06/when-a-woman-gives-a-man-peace-it-reflects-in-his-performance-beverly-afaglo-showers-praises-on-dr-louisa-for-being-a-good-wife-to-stonebwoy/ the original] on 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2024-08-23.</ref> == Ein Personal life == Beverly dey cam from [[Volta Region]] for Ghana insyd. She marry Eugene Kwadwo Boadu Baah. Dem get two daughters.<ref>Acquah, Edward. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180730194634/http://kasapafmonline.com/2018/05/19/i-didnt-see-the-need-to-marry-a-rich-man-beverly-afaglo/ "I didn't see the need to marry a rich man – Beverly Afaglo"]. ''kasapafmonline.com''. Archived from [http://kasapafmonline.com/2018/05/19/i-didnt-see-the-need-to-marry-a-rich-man-beverly-afaglo/ the original] on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.</ref> Insyd August 2021, a four-hour fire ravage ein home, wey she lost nearly everything.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-10 |title=Actress Beverly Afaglo loses house to fire - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/actress-beverly-afaglo-loses-house-to-fire/ |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-10 |title=Fire destroys actress Beverly Afaglo's home |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/fire-destroys-actress-beverly-afaglo-s-home.html |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}</ref> === Death === Afaglo die on 24 May 2026, at de age of 42.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-24 |title=Ghanaian actress and media personality Beverly Afaglo passes on |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/actress-beverly-afaglo-reported-dead.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPMjc1MjU0NjkyNTk4Mjc5AAEeoCJabhQpxRqqh_DLWcKXFP04i6dm0N4hTuBfaThdCTo_y926whPzpGZvQps_aem_ZSI_adVdSO7U_Yqsm408ew |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-24 |title=Ghanaian actress Beverly Afaglo Baah passes on |url=https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/05/ghanaian-actress-beverly-afaglo-baah-passes-on/ |access-date=2026-05-24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Actress Beverly Afaglo dead|url=https://www.mynewsgh.com/actress-beverly-afaglo-dead/|access-date=24 May 2026|publisher=My News Gh|date=24 May 2026}}</ref> She die after she batte cancer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Larnyoh |first=Magdalene |date=2026-05-24 |title=Beverly Afaglo’s Manager Speaks About Her Final Moments and the Cause of Her Death - YEN.COM.GH |url=https://yen.com.gh/entertainment/celebrities/305143-beverly-afaglos-manager-speaks-final-moments-death/ |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=yen.com.gh |language=en}}</ref> == Career == Beverly go learn beauty work for FC Institute of Beauty Therapy, Ghana, and she be old student of Ghana Institute of Journalism, wey she go read journalism and public relations.<ref>Afatsawo, Abigail. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180815024143/http://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/movies/201406/205321.php "I Was Not Interested In Acting - Beverly Afaglo"]. ''peacefmonline.com''. Archived from [http://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/movies/201406/205321.php the original] on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.</ref> Aside acting, ibi she dey operate Glamour Beauty Salon for Tema insyd.<ref>[https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Actresses-Turn-to-Players-Because-Of-Their-Men-Beverly-Afaglo-188966 "Actresses Turn to 'Players' Because Of Their Men - Beverly Afaglo"]. ''ghanaweb.com''. Retrieved 31 July 2018.</ref> She recently launched ein new chain of businesses dem bell am Traffic Shawarma for 5 April 2024.<ref>[https://citinewsroom.com/2024/04/actress-beverly-afaglo-unveils-traffic-shawarma-franchise/ "Actress Beverly Afaglo unveils Traffic Shawarma Franchise"]. 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2025-03-11.</ref> She shared how she dey unhappy about producers den directors not using old actors insyd demma movie projects.<ref>[https://www.myjoyonline.com/try-me-beverly-afaglo-pleads-with-movie-producers-to-offer-her-roles/ ""Try me" - Beverly Afaglo pleads with movie producers to offer her roles - MyJoyOnline"].</ref> She highlighted how casting decisions dey shift from skin-tone bias to favoring dem pipo with strong personal networks. She noted dat being an actor anaa actress be no longer about talent, but rather one needs to have de connections to be insyd movies. According to her, dis trend dey diminish de quality of film production.<ref>[https://www.myjoyonline.com/try-me-beverly-afaglo-pleads-with-movie-producers-to-offer-her-roles/ ""Try me" - Beverly Afaglo pleads with movie producers to offer her roles - MyJoyOnline"]. ''www.myjoyonline.com''. Retrieved 2025-03-11.</ref><ref>[https://www.adomonline.com/try-me-beverly-afaglo-pleads-with-movie-producers-to-offer-her-roles/ "Try me – Beverly Afaglo pleads with movie producers to offer her roles - Adomonline.com"]. 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2025-03-11.</ref><ref>[https://www.adomonline.com/beverly-afaglo-opens-up-about-challenges-in-early-acting-career/ "Beverly Afaglo opens up about challenges in early acting career"]. 25 March 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/producers-cast-actors-based-on-personal-connections-beverly-afaglo.html "Producers cast actors based on personal connections –Beverly Afaglo"]. 30 March 2025.</ref> == Entrepreneurship == Aside from acting, Beverly, wey be a family woman, has been able to dey combine ein acting career plus being a serial entrepreneur. She founded B.A.B Handyman Ghana Ltd, a service platform wey dey offer plumbing, electrical, den home repairs.<ref>[https://www.hbsblog.ca/single-post/2019/02/22/beverly-afaglo-baah-ghana-self-belief "Beverly Afaglo Baah | Ghana | Self Belief!!"]. 23 February 2019.</ref> == Selected filmography == * ''I love you But'' (2017)<ref>[https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/78027/80-of-old-actors-are-jobless-beverly-afaglo.html "80% of old actors are jobless – Beverly Afaglo"]. ''Modern Ghana''. 2024-07-18. Retrieved 2024-08-20.</ref> * ''Return of Beyonce'' (2006) as Doris * ''Crime to Christ'' (2007) Sharon * ''Prince's Bride'' * ''Never Again'' (2010) as Gita * ''Single Six'' (2011) as Kendra * ''Turn Me On'' (2010) * ''Bachelors'' (2014) * ''Equatorial Escape'' (2011) * ''Girls Connection'' (2008) as Doris * ''The King's Bride'' * ''Total Exchange'' * ''PlayBoy'' * ''Big Girls Club'' * ''CEO'' * ''Brown Sugar'' (2018) * ''Secret Burden'' (2012) * ''About to Wed'' * ''A Northern Affair'' (2014) as Biana * ''The Game (2010 film)'' (2010) * ''[[Sidechic Gang]]'' (2018) * ''[[Aloe Vera (film)|Aloe Vera]]'' (2020) as Mother * ''I Hate You Too'' (2021) as Katherine * ''Every Woman Has a Story'' (2023) as Stella == Ein Awards plus nominations == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Prize !Industry !Recipient !Result !Ref |- | rowspan="1" |2010 | rowspan="1" |Best Actress in a Supporting Role (English) | rowspan="1" |2010 Ghana Movie Awards | rowspan="2" |Herself |Nominated | |- | rowspan="1" |2010 | rowspan="1" |Best Actress in Comedy | rowspan="1" |Terracotta Awards (Nigeria) |Won |<ref>Nenebi, Tony. [https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/About-to-Wed-nominated-for-Terracotta-Awards-in-Nigeria-186091 "'About to Wed' nominated for Terracotta Awards in Nigeria"]. ''ghanaweb.com''. Retrieved 31 July 2018.</ref> |} == References == <references /> == External links == [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ghanaian women television presenters]] [[Category:People from volta region]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian actresses]] [[Category:Ghanaian television presenters]] [[Category:Ghanaian film actresses]] [[Category:1983 births]] r0abzvqya9sfj7u0ebyl2iky4rjgew5 98426 98425 2026-05-24T19:09:31Z DaSupremo 9 Improve article 98426 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Databox}} '''Beverly Afaglo Baah''' (28 May 1983 – 24 May 2026) be [[Ghana|Ghanaian]] actress plus TV presenter.<ref>Owusu-Amoah, Gifty (11 January 2018). [https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/beverly-family-before-career.html "Beverly: Family before career"]. ''graphic.com.gh''. Retrieved 31 July 2018.</ref><ref>Bless, Nessa (2024-06-06). [https://web.archive.org/web/20240823164631/https://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2024/06/06/when-a-woman-gives-a-man-peace-it-reflects-in-his-performance-beverly-afaglo-showers-praises-on-dr-louisa-for-being-a-good-wife-to-stonebwoy/ "When A Woman Gives A Man Peace, It Reflects In His Performance - Beverly Afaglo Showers Praises On Dr. Louisa For Being A Good Wife To Stonebwoy"]. ''GhanaCelebrities.Com''. Archived from [https://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2024/06/06/when-a-woman-gives-a-man-peace-it-reflects-in-his-performance-beverly-afaglo-showers-praises-on-dr-louisa-for-being-a-good-wife-to-stonebwoy/ the original] on 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2024-08-23.</ref> == Ein Personal life == Beverly dey cam from [[Volta Region]] for Ghana insyd. She marry Eugene Kwadwo Boadu Baah. Dem get two daughters.<ref>Acquah, Edward. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180730194634/http://kasapafmonline.com/2018/05/19/i-didnt-see-the-need-to-marry-a-rich-man-beverly-afaglo/ "I didn't see the need to marry a rich man – Beverly Afaglo"]. ''kasapafmonline.com''. Archived from [http://kasapafmonline.com/2018/05/19/i-didnt-see-the-need-to-marry-a-rich-man-beverly-afaglo/ the original] on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.</ref> Insyd August 2021, a four-hour fire ravage ein home, wey she lost nearly everything.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-10 |title=Actress Beverly Afaglo loses house to fire - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/actress-beverly-afaglo-loses-house-to-fire/ |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-10 |title=Fire destroys actress Beverly Afaglo's home |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/fire-destroys-actress-beverly-afaglo-s-home.html |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}</ref> === Death === Afaglo die on 24 May 2026, at de age of 42.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-24 |title=Ghanaian actress and media personality Beverly Afaglo passes on |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/actress-beverly-afaglo-reported-dead.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPMjc1MjU0NjkyNTk4Mjc5AAEeoCJabhQpxRqqh_DLWcKXFP04i6dm0N4hTuBfaThdCTo_y926whPzpGZvQps_aem_ZSI_adVdSO7U_Yqsm408ew |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-24 |title=Ghanaian actress Beverly Afaglo Baah passes on |url=https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/05/ghanaian-actress-beverly-afaglo-baah-passes-on/ |access-date=2026-05-24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Actress Beverly Afaglo dead|url=https://www.mynewsgh.com/actress-beverly-afaglo-dead/|access-date=24 May 2026|publisher=My News Gh|date=24 May 2026}}</ref> She die after she batte cancer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Larnyoh |first=Magdalene |date=2026-05-24 |title=Beverly Afaglo’s Manager Speaks About Her Final Moments and the Cause of Her Death - YEN.COM.GH |url=https://yen.com.gh/entertainment/celebrities/305143-beverly-afaglos-manager-speaks-final-moments-death/ |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=yen.com.gh |language=en}}</ref> == Career == Beverly go learn beauty work for FC Institute of Beauty Therapy, Ghana, and she be old student of Ghana Institute of Journalism, wey she go read journalism and public relations.<ref>Afatsawo, Abigail. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180815024143/http://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/movies/201406/205321.php "I Was Not Interested In Acting - Beverly Afaglo"]. ''peacefmonline.com''. Archived from [http://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/movies/201406/205321.php the original] on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.</ref> Aside acting, ibi she dey operate Glamour Beauty Salon for Tema insyd.<ref>[https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Actresses-Turn-to-Players-Because-Of-Their-Men-Beverly-Afaglo-188966 "Actresses Turn to 'Players' Because Of Their Men - Beverly Afaglo"]. ''ghanaweb.com''. Retrieved 31 July 2018.</ref> She recently launched ein new chain of businesses dem bell am Traffic Shawarma for 5 April 2024.<ref>[https://citinewsroom.com/2024/04/actress-beverly-afaglo-unveils-traffic-shawarma-franchise/ "Actress Beverly Afaglo unveils Traffic Shawarma Franchise"]. 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2025-03-11.</ref> She shared how she dey unhappy about producers den directors not using old actors insyd demma movie projects.<ref>[https://www.myjoyonline.com/try-me-beverly-afaglo-pleads-with-movie-producers-to-offer-her-roles/ ""Try me" - Beverly Afaglo pleads with movie producers to offer her roles - MyJoyOnline"].</ref> She highlighted how casting decisions dey shift from skin-tone bias to favoring dem pipo with strong personal networks. She noted dat being an actor anaa actress be no longer about talent, but rather one needs to have de connections to be insyd movies. According to her, dis trend dey diminish de quality of film production.<ref>[https://www.myjoyonline.com/try-me-beverly-afaglo-pleads-with-movie-producers-to-offer-her-roles/ ""Try me" - Beverly Afaglo pleads with movie producers to offer her roles - MyJoyOnline"]. ''www.myjoyonline.com''. Retrieved 2025-03-11.</ref><ref>[https://www.adomonline.com/try-me-beverly-afaglo-pleads-with-movie-producers-to-offer-her-roles/ "Try me – Beverly Afaglo pleads with movie producers to offer her roles - Adomonline.com"]. 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2025-03-11.</ref><ref>[https://www.adomonline.com/beverly-afaglo-opens-up-about-challenges-in-early-acting-career/ "Beverly Afaglo opens up about challenges in early acting career"]. 25 March 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/producers-cast-actors-based-on-personal-connections-beverly-afaglo.html "Producers cast actors based on personal connections –Beverly Afaglo"]. 30 March 2025.</ref> == Entrepreneurship == Aside from acting, Beverly, wey be a family woman, has been able to dey combine ein acting career plus being a serial entrepreneur. She founded B.A.B Handyman Ghana Ltd, a service platform wey dey offer plumbing, electrical, den home repairs.<ref>[https://www.hbsblog.ca/single-post/2019/02/22/beverly-afaglo-baah-ghana-self-belief "Beverly Afaglo Baah | Ghana | Self Belief!!"]. 23 February 2019.</ref> == Selected filmography == * ''I love you But'' (2017)<ref>[https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/78027/80-of-old-actors-are-jobless-beverly-afaglo.html "80% of old actors are jobless – Beverly Afaglo"]. ''Modern Ghana''. 2024-07-18. Retrieved 2024-08-20.</ref> * ''Return of Beyonce'' (2006) as Doris * ''Crime to Christ'' (2007) Sharon * ''Prince's Bride'' * ''Never Again'' (2010) as Gita * ''Single Six'' (2011) as Kendra * ''Turn Me On'' (2010) * ''Bachelors'' (2014) * ''Equatorial Escape'' (2011) * ''Girls Connection'' (2008) as Doris * ''The King's Bride'' * ''Total Exchange'' * ''PlayBoy'' * ''Big Girls Club'' * ''CEO'' * ''Brown Sugar'' (2018) * ''Secret Burden'' (2012) * ''About to Wed'' * ''A Northern Affair'' (2014) as Biana * ''The Game (2010 film)'' (2010) * ''[[Sidechic Gang]]'' (2018) * ''[[Aloe Vera (film)|Aloe Vera]]'' (2020) as Mother * ''I Hate You Too'' (2021) as Katherine * ''Every Woman Has a Story'' (2023) as Stella == Ein Awards plus nominations == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Prize !Industry !Recipient !Result !Ref |- | rowspan="1" |2010 | rowspan="1" |Best Actress in a Supporting Role (English) | rowspan="1" |2010 Ghana Movie Awards | rowspan="2" |Herself |Nominated | |- | rowspan="1" |2010 | rowspan="1" |Best Actress in Comedy | rowspan="1" |Terracotta Awards (Nigeria) |Won |<ref>Nenebi, Tony. [https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/About-to-Wed-nominated-for-Terracotta-Awards-in-Nigeria-186091 "'About to Wed' nominated for Terracotta Awards in Nigeria"]. ''ghanaweb.com''. Retrieved 31 July 2018.</ref> |} == References == <references /> == External links == {{sister project links|d=Q56091581|c=no|n=no|b=no|v=no|voy=no|m=no|mw=no|s=no|wikt=no|species=no}} * [[imdbname:4174609|Beverly Afaglo]] at IMDb {{DEFAULTSORT:Afaglo, Beverly}} [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:2026 deaths]] [[Category:Human]] [[Category:Ghanaians]] [[Category:Ghanaian film actresses]] [[Category:Ghanaian television presenters]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian actresses]] [[Category:People wey komot Volta Region]] [[Category:Ghanaian women television presenters]] [[Category:Ghanaian journalists]] [[Category:21st-century Ghanaian journalists]] [[Category:Deaths from cancer insyd Ghana]] kln38asmjkwu0oowedix4mvqb969mng 3 26986 98424 98414 2026-05-24T16:59:37Z Tachio lydiana 6074 /* Translations */ Reply 98424 wikitext text/x-wiki == Translations == Hello @[[User:Tachio lydiana|Tachio lydiana]], I noticed you changed certain words in [[Ahmadu Bello University|Ahmadu Bello University.]] I would like to draw your attention that this is Ghanaian Pidgin Wikipedia and we have different spellings for certain words to make it distinct from English. I have undone the changes you made so kindly take note. Thanks [[User:DaSupremo|DaSupremo]] ([[User talk:DaSupremo|talk]]) 23:11, 23 May 2026 (GMT) :noted and thank you for the correction [[User:Tachio lydiana|Tachio lydiana]] ([[User talk:Tachio lydiana|talk]]) 16:59, 24 May 2026 (GMT) akqc2gmkxjdyqiueuo3w0xbx05um1r0 0 26987 98427 98421 2026-05-24T23:28:42Z DaSupremo 9 Improve article 98427 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Databox}} '''Appendicitis''' be inflammation of de appendix.<ref name=Graf1996/> Symptoms commonly dey include right lower abdominal pain, nausea, [[vomiting]], [[fever]] den decreased appetite.<ref name="Graf1996" /> However, approximately 40% of people no get dese typical symptoms.<ref name="Graf1996">{{cite journal | vauthors = Graffeo CS, Counselman FL | title = Appendicitis | journal = Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America | volume = 14 | issue = 4 | pages = 653–671 | date = November 1996 | pmid = 8921763 | doi = 10.1016/s0733-8627(05)70273-x }}</ref> Severe complications of a ruptured appendix dey include widespread, painful [[peritonitis|inflammation of de inner lining of de abdominal wall]] den [[sepsis]].<ref name="Hob19982">{{Cite journal |last=Hobler |first=K. |date=Spring 1998 |title=Acute and Suppurative Appendicitis: Disease Duration and its Implications for Quality Improvement |url=http://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf |journal=Permanente Medical Journal |volume=2 |issue=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306021312/https://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf |archive-date=2021-03-06 |access-date=2016-10-26}}</ref> Appendicitis primarily be caused by a blockage of de hollow portion insyd de appendix.<ref name=Piep1982>{{cite journal | vauthors = Pieper R, Kager L, Tidefeldt U | title = Obstruction of appendix vermiformis causing acute appendicitis. An experimental study in the rabbit | journal = Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica | volume = 148 | issue = 1 | pages = 63–72 | year = 1982 | pmid = 7136413 }}</ref> Dis blockage typically dey result from a faecolith, a calcified "stone" dem make of feces.<ref name=Har2012/> Sam studies dey show a correlation between appendicoliths den disease severity.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dölling |first1=M |last2=Rahimli |first2=M |last3=Pachmann |first3=J |title=Hidden Appendicoliths and Their Impact on the Severity and Treatment of Acute Appendicitis |journal=Journal of Clinical Medicine |date=2024 |volume=13 |issue=14 |page=4166 |doi=10.3390/jcm13144166|doi-access=free |pmid=39064205 |pmc=11278186 }}</ref> Oda factors such as inflamed lymphoid tissue from a viral infection, intestinal parasites, gallstone, anaa tumors sanso fi lead to dis blockage.<ref name=Har2012>{{cite book|editor-last1=Longo|editor-first1=Dan L.|display-editors=etal|title=Harrison's principles of internal medicine.|date=2012|publisher=McGraw-Hill|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-174889-6|pages = Chapter 300|edition=18th|url=http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=331&Sectionid=40727094|access-date=6 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330064145/http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=331&sectionid=40727094|archive-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> Wen de appendix cam be blocked, e dey experience increased pressure, reduced blood flow, den bacterial growth, wey dey result in inflammation.<ref name=Har2012/><ref name=Tint2011>{{cite book|editor-last1=Tintinalli|editor-first1=Judith E. |title=Emergency medicine: a comprehensive study guide|date=2011|publisher=McGraw-Hill|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-174467-6|pages = Chapter 84|edition=7th |url=http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=348&Sectionid=40381551 |access-date=6 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222153008/http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=348&Sectionid=40381551|archive-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> Dis combination of factors dey cause tissue injury den, ultimately, tissue death.<ref name =Schw2010>{{cite book|title=Schwartz's principles of surgery|date=2010|publisher=McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-154770-3|pages = Chapter 30|edition=9th}}</ref> If dis process be left untreated, e fi lead to de appendix rupturing, wich dey release bacteria into de abdominal cavity, potentially dey lead to severe complications.<ref name =Schw2010/><ref name=Barrett2013>{{cite journal | vauthors = Barrett ML, Hines AL, Andrews RM | title = Trends in Rates of Perforated Appendix, 2001–2010 | journal = Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Brief #159 |date= July 2013 |publisher= Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |location= Rockville, MD | pmid = 24199256 | url = http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb159.pdf | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161020110746/http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb159.pdf | archive-date = 2016-10-20 }}</ref> == References == <references /> == External links == [[Category:Translated from MDWiki]] 07amxgeggurujroxu99lkrk9y0afnkm 98428 98427 2026-05-24T23:42:07Z DaSupremo 9 Improve article 98428 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Databox}} '''Appendicitis''' be inflammation of de appendix.<ref name=Graf1996/> Symptoms commonly dey include right lower abdominal pain, nausea, [[vomiting]], [[fever]] den decreased appetite.<ref name="Graf1996" /> However, approximately 40% of people no get dese typical symptoms.<ref name="Graf1996">{{cite journal | vauthors = Graffeo CS, Counselman FL | title = Appendicitis | journal = Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America | volume = 14 | issue = 4 | pages = 653–671 | date = November 1996 | pmid = 8921763 | doi = 10.1016/s0733-8627(05)70273-x }}</ref> Severe complications of a ruptured appendix dey include widespread, painful [[peritonitis|inflammation of de inner lining of de abdominal wall]] den [[sepsis]].<ref name="Hob19982">{{Cite journal |last=Hobler |first=K. |date=Spring 1998 |title=Acute and Suppurative Appendicitis: Disease Duration and its Implications for Quality Improvement |url=http://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf |journal=Permanente Medical Journal |volume=2 |issue=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306021312/https://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf |archive-date=2021-03-06 |access-date=2016-10-26}}</ref> Appendicitis primarily be caused by a blockage of de hollow portion insyd de appendix.<ref name=Piep1982>{{cite journal | vauthors = Pieper R, Kager L, Tidefeldt U | title = Obstruction of appendix vermiformis causing acute appendicitis. An experimental study in the rabbit | journal = Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica | volume = 148 | issue = 1 | pages = 63–72 | year = 1982 | pmid = 7136413 }}</ref> Dis blockage typically dey result from a faecolith, a calcified "stone" dem make of feces.<ref name=Har2012/> Sam studies dey show a correlation between appendicoliths den disease severity.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dölling |first1=M |last2=Rahimli |first2=M |last3=Pachmann |first3=J |title=Hidden Appendicoliths and Their Impact on the Severity and Treatment of Acute Appendicitis |journal=Journal of Clinical Medicine |date=2024 |volume=13 |issue=14 |page=4166 |doi=10.3390/jcm13144166|doi-access=free |pmid=39064205 |pmc=11278186 }}</ref> Oda factors such as inflamed lymphoid tissue from a viral infection, intestinal parasites, gallstone, anaa tumors sanso fi lead to dis blockage.<ref name=Har2012>{{cite book|editor-last1=Longo|editor-first1=Dan L.|display-editors=etal|title=Harrison's principles of internal medicine.|date=2012|publisher=McGraw-Hill|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-174889-6|pages = Chapter 300|edition=18th|url=http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=331&Sectionid=40727094|access-date=6 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330064145/http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=331&sectionid=40727094|archive-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> Wen de appendix cam be blocked, e dey experience increased pressure, reduced blood flow, den bacterial growth, wey dey result in inflammation.<ref name=Har2012/><ref name=Tint2011>{{cite book|editor-last1=Tintinalli|editor-first1=Judith E. |title=Emergency medicine: a comprehensive study guide|date=2011|publisher=McGraw-Hill|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-174467-6|pages = Chapter 84|edition=7th |url=http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=348&Sectionid=40381551 |access-date=6 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222153008/http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=348&Sectionid=40381551|archive-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> Dis combination of factors dey cause tissue injury den, ultimately, tissue death.<ref name =Schw2010>{{cite book|title=Schwartz's principles of surgery|date=2010|publisher=McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-154770-3|pages = Chapter 30|edition=9th}}</ref> If dis process be left untreated, e fi lead to de appendix rupturing, wich dey release bacteria into de abdominal cavity, potentially dey lead to severe complications.<ref name =Schw2010/><ref name=Barrett2013>{{cite journal | vauthors = Barrett ML, Hines AL, Andrews RM | title = Trends in Rates of Perforated Appendix, 2001–2010 | journal = Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Brief #159 |date= July 2013 |publisher= Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |location= Rockville, MD | pmid = 24199256 | url = http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb159.pdf | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161020110746/http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb159.pdf | archive-date = 2016-10-20 }}</ref> De diagnosis of appendicitis largely be based on de person ein signs den symptoms.<ref name=Tint2011/> Insyd cases wer de diagnosis be unclear, close observation, medical imaging, den laboratory tests fi be helpful.<ref name=Paul2003/> De two most commonly used imaging tests give diagnosing appendicitis be ultrasound den computed tomography (CT scan).<ref name=Paul2003>{{cite journal | vauthors = Paulson EK, Kalady MF, Pappas TN | title = Clinical practice. Suspected appendicitis | journal = The New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 348 | issue = 3 | pages = 236–242 | date = January 2003 | pmid = 12529465 | doi = 10.1056/nejmcp013351 | url = http://faculty.vet.upenn.edu/gastro/documents/NEJMappendicitis.pdf | access-date = 2017-11-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170922005733/http://faculty.vet.upenn.edu/gastro/documents/NEJMappendicitis.pdf | archive-date = 2017-09-22 }}</ref> CT scan be more accurate dan ultrasound in detecting acute appendicitis.<ref name=Shogilev2014>{{cite journal | vauthors = Shogilev DJ, Duus N, Odom SR, Shapiro NI | title = Diagnosing appendicitis: evidence-based review of the diagnostic approach in 2014 | journal = The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine | volume = 15 | issue = 7 | pages = 859–871 | date = November 2014 | pmid = 25493136 | pmc = 4251237 | doi = 10.5811/westjem.2014.9.21568 | type = Review }}</ref> However, ultrasound fi be preferred as de first imaging test insyd kiddies den pregnant women secof de risks dem associate plus radiation exposure from CT scans.<ref name=Paul2003/> Although ultrasound fi aid in diagnosis, ein main role be in identifying important differentials, such as ovarian pathology insyd females anaa mesenteric adenitis insyd kiddies. == References == <references /> == External links == [[Category:Translated from MDWiki]] rcpkgvjpbip9paats0bqygsevkgeajn 98429 98428 2026-05-24T23:49:28Z DaSupremo 9 Improve article 98429 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Databox}} '''Appendicitis''' be inflammation of de appendix.<ref name=Graf1996/> Symptoms commonly dey include right lower abdominal pain, nausea, [[vomiting]], [[fever]] den decreased appetite.<ref name="Graf1996" /> However, approximately 40% of people no get dese typical symptoms.<ref name="Graf1996">{{cite journal | vauthors = Graffeo CS, Counselman FL | title = Appendicitis | journal = Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America | volume = 14 | issue = 4 | pages = 653–671 | date = November 1996 | pmid = 8921763 | doi = 10.1016/s0733-8627(05)70273-x }}</ref> Severe complications of a ruptured appendix dey include widespread, painful [[peritonitis|inflammation of de inner lining of de abdominal wall]] den [[sepsis]].<ref name="Hob19982">{{Cite journal |last=Hobler |first=K. |date=Spring 1998 |title=Acute and Suppurative Appendicitis: Disease Duration and its Implications for Quality Improvement |url=http://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf |journal=Permanente Medical Journal |volume=2 |issue=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306021312/https://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf |archive-date=2021-03-06 |access-date=2016-10-26}}</ref> Appendicitis primarily be caused by a blockage of de hollow portion insyd de appendix.<ref name=Piep1982>{{cite journal | vauthors = Pieper R, Kager L, Tidefeldt U | title = Obstruction of appendix vermiformis causing acute appendicitis. An experimental study in the rabbit | journal = Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica | volume = 148 | issue = 1 | pages = 63–72 | year = 1982 | pmid = 7136413 }}</ref> Dis blockage typically dey result from a faecolith, a calcified "stone" dem make of feces.<ref name=Har2012/> Sam studies dey show a correlation between appendicoliths den disease severity.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dölling |first1=M |last2=Rahimli |first2=M |last3=Pachmann |first3=J |title=Hidden Appendicoliths and Their Impact on the Severity and Treatment of Acute Appendicitis |journal=Journal of Clinical Medicine |date=2024 |volume=13 |issue=14 |page=4166 |doi=10.3390/jcm13144166|doi-access=free |pmid=39064205 |pmc=11278186 }}</ref> Oda factors such as inflamed lymphoid tissue from a viral infection, intestinal parasites, gallstone, anaa tumors sanso fi lead to dis blockage.<ref name=Har2012>{{cite book|editor-last1=Longo|editor-first1=Dan L.|display-editors=etal|title=Harrison's principles of internal medicine.|date=2012|publisher=McGraw-Hill|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-174889-6|pages = Chapter 300|edition=18th|url=http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=331&Sectionid=40727094|access-date=6 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330064145/http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=331&sectionid=40727094|archive-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> Wen de appendix cam be blocked, e dey experience increased pressure, reduced blood flow, den bacterial growth, wey dey result in inflammation.<ref name=Har2012/><ref name=Tint2011>{{cite book|editor-last1=Tintinalli|editor-first1=Judith E. |title=Emergency medicine: a comprehensive study guide|date=2011|publisher=McGraw-Hill|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-174467-6|pages = Chapter 84|edition=7th |url=http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=348&Sectionid=40381551 |access-date=6 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222153008/http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=348&Sectionid=40381551|archive-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> Dis combination of factors dey cause tissue injury den, ultimately, tissue death.<ref name =Schw2010>{{cite book|title=Schwartz's principles of surgery|date=2010|publisher=McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-154770-3|pages = Chapter 30|edition=9th}}</ref> If dis process be left untreated, e fi lead to de appendix rupturing, wich dey release bacteria into de abdominal cavity, potentially dey lead to severe complications.<ref name =Schw2010/><ref name=Barrett2013>{{cite journal | vauthors = Barrett ML, Hines AL, Andrews RM | title = Trends in Rates of Perforated Appendix, 2001–2010 | journal = Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Brief #159 |date= July 2013 |publisher= Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |location= Rockville, MD | pmid = 24199256 | url = http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb159.pdf | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161020110746/http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb159.pdf | archive-date = 2016-10-20 }}</ref> De diagnosis of appendicitis largely be based on de person ein signs den symptoms.<ref name=Tint2011/> Insyd cases wer de diagnosis be unclear, close observation, medical imaging, den laboratory tests fi be helpful.<ref name=Paul2003/> De two most commonly used imaging tests give diagnosing appendicitis be ultrasound den computed tomography (CT scan).<ref name=Paul2003>{{cite journal | vauthors = Paulson EK, Kalady MF, Pappas TN | title = Clinical practice. Suspected appendicitis | journal = The New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 348 | issue = 3 | pages = 236–242 | date = January 2003 | pmid = 12529465 | doi = 10.1056/nejmcp013351 | url = http://faculty.vet.upenn.edu/gastro/documents/NEJMappendicitis.pdf | access-date = 2017-11-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170922005733/http://faculty.vet.upenn.edu/gastro/documents/NEJMappendicitis.pdf | archive-date = 2017-09-22 }}</ref> CT scan be more accurate dan ultrasound in detecting acute appendicitis.<ref name=Shogilev2014>{{cite journal | vauthors = Shogilev DJ, Duus N, Odom SR, Shapiro NI | title = Diagnosing appendicitis: evidence-based review of the diagnostic approach in 2014 | journal = The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine | volume = 15 | issue = 7 | pages = 859–871 | date = November 2014 | pmid = 25493136 | pmc = 4251237 | doi = 10.5811/westjem.2014.9.21568 | type = Review }}</ref> However, ultrasound fi be preferred as de first imaging test insyd kiddies den pregnant women secof de risks dem associate plus radiation exposure from CT scans.<ref name=Paul2003/> Although ultrasound fi aid in diagnosis, ein main role be in identifying important differentials, such as ovarian pathology insyd females anaa mesenteric adenitis insyd kiddies. [[File:En.Wikipedia-VideoWiki-Appendicitis.webm|thumb|thumbtime=1:10|upright=1.4|Video summary (script).]] De standard treatment give acute appendicitis dey involve de surgical removal of de inflamed appendix.<ref name=Har2012/><ref name=Tint2011/> Dis procedure fi be performed either thru an open incision insyd de abdomen (laparotomy) anaa using minimally invasive techniques plus small incisions den cameras (laparoscopy). Surgery be essential to reduce de risk of complications anaa potential death dem associate plus de rupture of de appendix.<ref name=Hob1998>{{Cite journal |last=Hobler |first=K. |date=Spring 1998 |title=Acute and Suppurative Appendicitis: Disease Duration and its Implications for Quality Improvement |url=http://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf |journal=Permanente Medical Journal |volume=2 |issue=2 |access-date=2016-10-26 |archive-date=2021-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306021312/https://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf }}</ref> Antibiotics fi be equally effective insyd certain cases of non-ruptured appendicitis,<ref name="BJS paper">{{cite journal |last1=Javanmard-Emamghissi |first1=Hannah |title=Antibiotics as first-line alternative to appendicectomy in adult appendicitis: 90-day follow-up from a prospective, multicentre cohort study |journal=The British Journal of Surgery |year=2021 |volume=108 |issue=11 |pages=1351–1359 |doi=10.1093/bjs/znab287 |pmid=34476484 |pmc=8499866 |url=https://academic.oup.com/bjs/advance-article/doi/10.1093/bjs/znab287/6363089?searchresult=1 |access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref><ref name=Antibiotics2012>{{cite journal | vauthors = Varadhan KK, Neal KR, Lobo DN | title = Safety and efficacy of antibiotics compared with appendicectomy for treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials | journal = BMJ | volume = 344 | article-number = e2156 | date = April 2012 | pmid = 22491789 | pmc = 3320713 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.e2156 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-24 |title=Appendicitis: Surgical vs. Medical Treatment {{!}} Science-Based Medicine |url=https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/appendicitis-surgical-vs-medical-treatment/ |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=sciencebasedmedicine.org |language=en-US}}</ref> buh 31% go undergo appendectomy within one year.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite journal |last1=Doleman |first1=Brett |last2=Fonnes |first2=Siv |last3=Lund |first3=Jon N. |last4=Boyd-Carson |first4=Hannah |last5=Javanmard-Emamghissi |first5=Hannah |last6=Moug |first6=Susan |last7=Hollyman |first7=Marianne |last8=Tierney |first8=Gillian |last9=Tou |first9=Samson |last10=Williams |first10=John P. |date=2024-04-29 |title=Appendectomy versus antibiotic treatment for acute appendicitis |journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |volume=2024 |issue=4 |article-number=CD015038 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD015038.pub2 |issn=1469-493X |pmc=11057219 |pmid=38682788}}</ref> E be one of de most common den significant causes of sudden abdominal pain. Insyd 2015, na dem report approximately 11.6 million cases of appendicitis, wey dey result in around 50,100 deaths worldwide.<ref name=GBD2015Pre>{{cite journal | vauthors = ((GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators)) | title = Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 | journal = Lancet | volume = 388 | issue = 10053 | pages = 1545–1602 | date = October 2016 | pmid = 27733282 | pmc = 5055577 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31678-6 |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name=GBD2015De>{{cite journal | vauthors = ((GBD 2015 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators)) | title = Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 | journal = Lancet | volume = 388 | issue = 10053 | pages = 1459–1544 | date = October 2016 | pmid = 27733281 | pmc = 5388903 | doi = 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31012-1 |doi-access=free}}</ref> Insyd de [[United States]], appendicitis be one of de most common causes of sudden abdominal pain wey dey require surgery.<ref name=Graf1996/> Annually, more dan 300,000 individuals insyd de United States undergo surgical removal of dema appendix.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Mason RJ | title = Surgery for appendicitis: is it necessary? | journal = Surgical Infections | volume = 9 | issue = 4 | pages = 481–488 | date = August 2008 | pmid = 18687030 | doi = 10.1089/sur.2007.079 }}</ref> == References == <references /> == External links == [[Category:Translated from MDWiki]] mddq1yms31c8xjavxlu0q84gvb42lbk 98430 98429 2026-05-24T23:53:18Z DaSupremo 9 Improve article 98430 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Databox}} '''Appendicitis''' be inflammation of de appendix.<ref name=Graf1996/> Symptoms commonly dey include right lower abdominal pain, nausea, [[vomiting]], [[fever]] den decreased appetite.<ref name="Graf1996" /> However, approximately 40% of people no get dese typical symptoms.<ref name="Graf1996">{{cite journal | vauthors = Graffeo CS, Counselman FL | title = Appendicitis | journal = Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America | volume = 14 | issue = 4 | pages = 653–671 | date = November 1996 | pmid = 8921763 | doi = 10.1016/s0733-8627(05)70273-x }}</ref> Severe complications of a ruptured appendix dey include widespread, painful [[peritonitis|inflammation of de inner lining of de abdominal wall]] den [[sepsis]].<ref name="Hob19982">{{Cite journal |last=Hobler |first=K. |date=Spring 1998 |title=Acute and Suppurative Appendicitis: Disease Duration and its Implications for Quality Improvement |url=http://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf |journal=Permanente Medical Journal |volume=2 |issue=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306021312/https://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf |archive-date=2021-03-06 |access-date=2016-10-26}}</ref> Appendicitis primarily be caused by a blockage of de hollow portion insyd de appendix.<ref name=Piep1982>{{cite journal | vauthors = Pieper R, Kager L, Tidefeldt U | title = Obstruction of appendix vermiformis causing acute appendicitis. An experimental study in the rabbit | journal = Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica | volume = 148 | issue = 1 | pages = 63–72 | year = 1982 | pmid = 7136413 }}</ref> Dis blockage typically dey result from a faecolith, a calcified "stone" dem make of feces.<ref name=Har2012/> Sam studies dey show a correlation between appendicoliths den disease severity.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dölling |first1=M |last2=Rahimli |first2=M |last3=Pachmann |first3=J |title=Hidden Appendicoliths and Their Impact on the Severity and Treatment of Acute Appendicitis |journal=Journal of Clinical Medicine |date=2024 |volume=13 |issue=14 |page=4166 |doi=10.3390/jcm13144166|doi-access=free |pmid=39064205 |pmc=11278186 }}</ref> Oda factors such as inflamed lymphoid tissue from a viral infection, intestinal parasites, gallstone, anaa tumors sanso fi lead to dis blockage.<ref name=Har2012>{{cite book|editor-last1=Longo|editor-first1=Dan L.|display-editors=etal|title=Harrison's principles of internal medicine.|date=2012|publisher=McGraw-Hill|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-174889-6|pages = Chapter 300|edition=18th|url=http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=331&Sectionid=40727094|access-date=6 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330064145/http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=331&sectionid=40727094|archive-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> Wen de appendix cam be blocked, e dey experience increased pressure, reduced blood flow, den bacterial growth, wey dey result in inflammation.<ref name=Har2012/><ref name=Tint2011>{{cite book|editor-last1=Tintinalli|editor-first1=Judith E. |title=Emergency medicine: a comprehensive study guide|date=2011|publisher=McGraw-Hill|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-174467-6|pages = Chapter 84|edition=7th |url=http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=348&Sectionid=40381551 |access-date=6 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222153008/http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=348&Sectionid=40381551|archive-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> Dis combination of factors dey cause tissue injury den, ultimately, tissue death.<ref name =Schw2010>{{cite book|title=Schwartz's principles of surgery|date=2010|publisher=McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-154770-3|pages = Chapter 30|edition=9th}}</ref> If dis process be left untreated, e fi lead to de appendix rupturing, wich dey release bacteria into de abdominal cavity, potentially dey lead to severe complications.<ref name =Schw2010/><ref name=Barrett2013>{{cite journal | vauthors = Barrett ML, Hines AL, Andrews RM | title = Trends in Rates of Perforated Appendix, 2001–2010 | journal = Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Brief #159 |date= July 2013 |publisher= Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |location= Rockville, MD | pmid = 24199256 | url = http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb159.pdf | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161020110746/http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb159.pdf | archive-date = 2016-10-20 }}</ref> De diagnosis of appendicitis largely be based on de person ein signs den symptoms.<ref name=Tint2011/> Insyd cases wer de diagnosis be unclear, close observation, medical imaging, den laboratory tests fi be helpful.<ref name=Paul2003/> De two most commonly used imaging tests give diagnosing appendicitis be ultrasound den computed tomography (CT scan).<ref name=Paul2003>{{cite journal | vauthors = Paulson EK, Kalady MF, Pappas TN | title = Clinical practice. Suspected appendicitis | journal = The New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 348 | issue = 3 | pages = 236–242 | date = January 2003 | pmid = 12529465 | doi = 10.1056/nejmcp013351 | url = http://faculty.vet.upenn.edu/gastro/documents/NEJMappendicitis.pdf | access-date = 2017-11-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170922005733/http://faculty.vet.upenn.edu/gastro/documents/NEJMappendicitis.pdf | archive-date = 2017-09-22 }}</ref> CT scan be more accurate dan ultrasound in detecting acute appendicitis.<ref name=Shogilev2014>{{cite journal | vauthors = Shogilev DJ, Duus N, Odom SR, Shapiro NI | title = Diagnosing appendicitis: evidence-based review of the diagnostic approach in 2014 | journal = The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine | volume = 15 | issue = 7 | pages = 859–871 | date = November 2014 | pmid = 25493136 | pmc = 4251237 | doi = 10.5811/westjem.2014.9.21568 | type = Review }}</ref> However, ultrasound fi be preferred as de first imaging test insyd kiddies den pregnant women secof de risks dem associate plus radiation exposure from CT scans.<ref name=Paul2003/> Although ultrasound fi aid in diagnosis, ein main role be in identifying important differentials, such as ovarian pathology insyd females anaa mesenteric adenitis insyd kiddies. [[File:En.Wikipedia-VideoWiki-Appendicitis.webm|thumb|thumbtime=1:10|upright=1.4|Video summary (script).]] De standard treatment give acute appendicitis dey involve de surgical removal of de inflamed appendix.<ref name=Har2012/><ref name=Tint2011/> Dis procedure fi be performed either thru an open incision insyd de abdomen (laparotomy) anaa using minimally invasive techniques plus small incisions den cameras (laparoscopy). Surgery be essential to reduce de risk of complications anaa potential death dem associate plus de rupture of de appendix.<ref name=Hob1998>{{Cite journal |last=Hobler |first=K. |date=Spring 1998 |title=Acute and Suppurative Appendicitis: Disease Duration and its Implications for Quality Improvement |url=http://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf |journal=Permanente Medical Journal |volume=2 |issue=2 |access-date=2016-10-26 |archive-date=2021-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306021312/https://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf }}</ref> Antibiotics fi be equally effective insyd certain cases of non-ruptured appendicitis,<ref name="BJS paper">{{cite journal |last1=Javanmard-Emamghissi |first1=Hannah |title=Antibiotics as first-line alternative to appendicectomy in adult appendicitis: 90-day follow-up from a prospective, multicentre cohort study |journal=The British Journal of Surgery |year=2021 |volume=108 |issue=11 |pages=1351–1359 |doi=10.1093/bjs/znab287 |pmid=34476484 |pmc=8499866 |url=https://academic.oup.com/bjs/advance-article/doi/10.1093/bjs/znab287/6363089?searchresult=1 |access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref><ref name=Antibiotics2012>{{cite journal | vauthors = Varadhan KK, Neal KR, Lobo DN | title = Safety and efficacy of antibiotics compared with appendicectomy for treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials | journal = BMJ | volume = 344 | article-number = e2156 | date = April 2012 | pmid = 22491789 | pmc = 3320713 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.e2156 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-24 |title=Appendicitis: Surgical vs. Medical Treatment {{!}} Science-Based Medicine |url=https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/appendicitis-surgical-vs-medical-treatment/ |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=sciencebasedmedicine.org |language=en-US}}</ref> buh 31% go undergo appendectomy within one year.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite journal |last1=Doleman |first1=Brett |last2=Fonnes |first2=Siv |last3=Lund |first3=Jon N. |last4=Boyd-Carson |first4=Hannah |last5=Javanmard-Emamghissi |first5=Hannah |last6=Moug |first6=Susan |last7=Hollyman |first7=Marianne |last8=Tierney |first8=Gillian |last9=Tou |first9=Samson |last10=Williams |first10=John P. |date=2024-04-29 |title=Appendectomy versus antibiotic treatment for acute appendicitis |journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |volume=2024 |issue=4 |article-number=CD015038 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD015038.pub2 |issn=1469-493X |pmc=11057219 |pmid=38682788}}</ref> E be one of de most common den significant causes of sudden abdominal pain. Insyd 2015, na dem report approximately 11.6 million cases of appendicitis, wey dey result in around 50,100 deaths worldwide.<ref name=GBD2015Pre>{{cite journal | vauthors = ((GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators)) | title = Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 | journal = Lancet | volume = 388 | issue = 10053 | pages = 1545–1602 | date = October 2016 | pmid = 27733282 | pmc = 5055577 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31678-6 |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name=GBD2015De>{{cite journal | vauthors = ((GBD 2015 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators)) | title = Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 | journal = Lancet | volume = 388 | issue = 10053 | pages = 1459–1544 | date = October 2016 | pmid = 27733281 | pmc = 5388903 | doi = 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31012-1 |doi-access=free}}</ref> Insyd de [[United States]], appendicitis be one of de most common causes of sudden abdominal pain wey dey require surgery.<ref name=Graf1996/> Annually, more dan 300,000 individuals insyd de United States undergo surgical removal of dema appendix.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Mason RJ | title = Surgery for appendicitis: is it necessary? | journal = Surgical Infections | volume = 9 | issue = 4 | pages = 481–488 | date = August 2008 | pmid = 18687030 | doi = 10.1089/sur.2007.079 }}</ref> == References == <references /> == External links == {{Commons}} * [http://www.claripacs.com/case/CL0012 CT of the abdomen showing acute appendicitis] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070223052616/http://www.surgeons.org.uk/general-surgery-tutorials/appendicitis.html Appendicitis, history, diagnosis and treatment] by Surgeons Net Education * [http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec02/ch011/ch011e.html Appendicitis: Acute Abdomen and Surgical Gastroenterology] from the Merck Manual Professional (content last modified September 2007) * [https://www.healthnsurgery.com/appendicitis-symptoms-causes-and-treatment/ Appendicitis – Symptoms Causes and Treatment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227115251/https://www.healthnsurgery.com/appendicitis-symptoms-causes-and-treatment/ |date=2021-02-27 }} at Health N Surgery {{Digestive system diseases}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Acute pain]] [[Category:Articles wey dey contain video clips]] [[Category:Diseases of appendix]] [[Category:General surgery]] [[Category:Inflammations]] [[Category:Medical emergencies]] [[Category:Translated from MDWiki]] qnen0kgix0stz6eyxw77x0neee4w8af 98433 98430 2026-05-24T23:54:48Z DaSupremo 9 Remove template 98433 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Databox}} '''Appendicitis''' be inflammation of de appendix.<ref name=Graf1996/> Symptoms commonly dey include right lower abdominal pain, nausea, [[vomiting]], [[fever]] den decreased appetite.<ref name="Graf1996" /> However, approximately 40% of people no get dese typical symptoms.<ref name="Graf1996">{{cite journal | vauthors = Graffeo CS, Counselman FL | title = Appendicitis | journal = Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America | volume = 14 | issue = 4 | pages = 653–671 | date = November 1996 | pmid = 8921763 | doi = 10.1016/s0733-8627(05)70273-x }}</ref> Severe complications of a ruptured appendix dey include widespread, painful [[peritonitis|inflammation of de inner lining of de abdominal wall]] den [[sepsis]].<ref name="Hob19982">{{Cite journal |last=Hobler |first=K. |date=Spring 1998 |title=Acute and Suppurative Appendicitis: Disease Duration and its Implications for Quality Improvement |url=http://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf |journal=Permanente Medical Journal |volume=2 |issue=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306021312/https://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf |archive-date=2021-03-06 |access-date=2016-10-26}}</ref> Appendicitis primarily be caused by a blockage of de hollow portion insyd de appendix.<ref name=Piep1982>{{cite journal | vauthors = Pieper R, Kager L, Tidefeldt U | title = Obstruction of appendix vermiformis causing acute appendicitis. An experimental study in the rabbit | journal = Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica | volume = 148 | issue = 1 | pages = 63–72 | year = 1982 | pmid = 7136413 }}</ref> Dis blockage typically dey result from a faecolith, a calcified "stone" dem make of feces.<ref name=Har2012/> Sam studies dey show a correlation between appendicoliths den disease severity.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dölling |first1=M |last2=Rahimli |first2=M |last3=Pachmann |first3=J |title=Hidden Appendicoliths and Their Impact on the Severity and Treatment of Acute Appendicitis |journal=Journal of Clinical Medicine |date=2024 |volume=13 |issue=14 |page=4166 |doi=10.3390/jcm13144166|doi-access=free |pmid=39064205 |pmc=11278186 }}</ref> Oda factors such as inflamed lymphoid tissue from a viral infection, intestinal parasites, gallstone, anaa tumors sanso fi lead to dis blockage.<ref name=Har2012>{{cite book|editor-last1=Longo|editor-first1=Dan L.|display-editors=etal|title=Harrison's principles of internal medicine.|date=2012|publisher=McGraw-Hill|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-174889-6|pages = Chapter 300|edition=18th|url=http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=331&Sectionid=40727094|access-date=6 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330064145/http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=331&sectionid=40727094|archive-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> Wen de appendix cam be blocked, e dey experience increased pressure, reduced blood flow, den bacterial growth, wey dey result in inflammation.<ref name=Har2012/><ref name=Tint2011>{{cite book|editor-last1=Tintinalli|editor-first1=Judith E. |title=Emergency medicine: a comprehensive study guide|date=2011|publisher=McGraw-Hill|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-174467-6|pages = Chapter 84|edition=7th |url=http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=348&Sectionid=40381551 |access-date=6 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222153008/http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=348&Sectionid=40381551|archive-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> Dis combination of factors dey cause tissue injury den, ultimately, tissue death.<ref name =Schw2010>{{cite book|title=Schwartz's principles of surgery|date=2010|publisher=McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-154770-3|pages = Chapter 30|edition=9th}}</ref> If dis process be left untreated, e fi lead to de appendix rupturing, wich dey release bacteria into de abdominal cavity, potentially dey lead to severe complications.<ref name =Schw2010/><ref name=Barrett2013>{{cite journal | vauthors = Barrett ML, Hines AL, Andrews RM | title = Trends in Rates of Perforated Appendix, 2001–2010 | journal = Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Brief #159 |date= July 2013 |publisher= Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |location= Rockville, MD | pmid = 24199256 | url = http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb159.pdf | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161020110746/http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb159.pdf | archive-date = 2016-10-20 }}</ref> De diagnosis of appendicitis largely be based on de person ein signs den symptoms.<ref name=Tint2011/> Insyd cases wer de diagnosis be unclear, close observation, medical imaging, den laboratory tests fi be helpful.<ref name=Paul2003/> De two most commonly used imaging tests give diagnosing appendicitis be ultrasound den computed tomography (CT scan).<ref name=Paul2003>{{cite journal | vauthors = Paulson EK, Kalady MF, Pappas TN | title = Clinical practice. Suspected appendicitis | journal = The New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 348 | issue = 3 | pages = 236–242 | date = January 2003 | pmid = 12529465 | doi = 10.1056/nejmcp013351 | url = http://faculty.vet.upenn.edu/gastro/documents/NEJMappendicitis.pdf | access-date = 2017-11-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170922005733/http://faculty.vet.upenn.edu/gastro/documents/NEJMappendicitis.pdf | archive-date = 2017-09-22 }}</ref> CT scan be more accurate dan ultrasound in detecting acute appendicitis.<ref name=Shogilev2014>{{cite journal | vauthors = Shogilev DJ, Duus N, Odom SR, Shapiro NI | title = Diagnosing appendicitis: evidence-based review of the diagnostic approach in 2014 | journal = The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine | volume = 15 | issue = 7 | pages = 859–871 | date = November 2014 | pmid = 25493136 | pmc = 4251237 | doi = 10.5811/westjem.2014.9.21568 | type = Review }}</ref> However, ultrasound fi be preferred as de first imaging test insyd kiddies den pregnant women secof de risks dem associate plus radiation exposure from CT scans.<ref name=Paul2003/> Although ultrasound fi aid in diagnosis, ein main role be in identifying important differentials, such as ovarian pathology insyd females anaa mesenteric adenitis insyd kiddies. [[File:En.Wikipedia-VideoWiki-Appendicitis.webm|thumb|thumbtime=1:10|upright=1.4|Video summary (script).]] De standard treatment give acute appendicitis dey involve de surgical removal of de inflamed appendix.<ref name=Har2012/><ref name=Tint2011/> Dis procedure fi be performed either thru an open incision insyd de abdomen (laparotomy) anaa using minimally invasive techniques plus small incisions den cameras (laparoscopy). Surgery be essential to reduce de risk of complications anaa potential death dem associate plus de rupture of de appendix.<ref name=Hob1998>{{Cite journal |last=Hobler |first=K. |date=Spring 1998 |title=Acute and Suppurative Appendicitis: Disease Duration and its Implications for Quality Improvement |url=http://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf |journal=Permanente Medical Journal |volume=2 |issue=2 |access-date=2016-10-26 |archive-date=2021-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306021312/https://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf }}</ref> Antibiotics fi be equally effective insyd certain cases of non-ruptured appendicitis,<ref name="BJS paper">{{cite journal |last1=Javanmard-Emamghissi |first1=Hannah |title=Antibiotics as first-line alternative to appendicectomy in adult appendicitis: 90-day follow-up from a prospective, multicentre cohort study |journal=The British Journal of Surgery |year=2021 |volume=108 |issue=11 |pages=1351–1359 |doi=10.1093/bjs/znab287 |pmid=34476484 |pmc=8499866 |url=https://academic.oup.com/bjs/advance-article/doi/10.1093/bjs/znab287/6363089?searchresult=1 |access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref><ref name=Antibiotics2012>{{cite journal | vauthors = Varadhan KK, Neal KR, Lobo DN | title = Safety and efficacy of antibiotics compared with appendicectomy for treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials | journal = BMJ | volume = 344 | article-number = e2156 | date = April 2012 | pmid = 22491789 | pmc = 3320713 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.e2156 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-24 |title=Appendicitis: Surgical vs. Medical Treatment {{!}} Science-Based Medicine |url=https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/appendicitis-surgical-vs-medical-treatment/ |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=sciencebasedmedicine.org |language=en-US}}</ref> buh 31% go undergo appendectomy within one year.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite journal |last1=Doleman |first1=Brett |last2=Fonnes |first2=Siv |last3=Lund |first3=Jon N. |last4=Boyd-Carson |first4=Hannah |last5=Javanmard-Emamghissi |first5=Hannah |last6=Moug |first6=Susan |last7=Hollyman |first7=Marianne |last8=Tierney |first8=Gillian |last9=Tou |first9=Samson |last10=Williams |first10=John P. |date=2024-04-29 |title=Appendectomy versus antibiotic treatment for acute appendicitis |journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |volume=2024 |issue=4 |article-number=CD015038 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD015038.pub2 |issn=1469-493X |pmc=11057219 |pmid=38682788}}</ref> E be one of de most common den significant causes of sudden abdominal pain. Insyd 2015, na dem report approximately 11.6 million cases of appendicitis, wey dey result in around 50,100 deaths worldwide.<ref name=GBD2015Pre>{{cite journal | vauthors = ((GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators)) | title = Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 | journal = Lancet | volume = 388 | issue = 10053 | pages = 1545–1602 | date = October 2016 | pmid = 27733282 | pmc = 5055577 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31678-6 |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name=GBD2015De>{{cite journal | vauthors = ((GBD 2015 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators)) | title = Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 | journal = Lancet | volume = 388 | issue = 10053 | pages = 1459–1544 | date = October 2016 | pmid = 27733281 | pmc = 5388903 | doi = 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31012-1 |doi-access=free}}</ref> Insyd de [[United States]], appendicitis be one of de most common causes of sudden abdominal pain wey dey require surgery.<ref name=Graf1996/> Annually, more dan 300,000 individuals insyd de United States undergo surgical removal of dema appendix.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Mason RJ | title = Surgery for appendicitis: is it necessary? | journal = Surgical Infections | volume = 9 | issue = 4 | pages = 481–488 | date = August 2008 | pmid = 18687030 | doi = 10.1089/sur.2007.079 }}</ref> == References == <references /> == External links == {{Commons}} * [http://www.claripacs.com/case/CL0012 CT of the abdomen showing acute appendicitis] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070223052616/http://www.surgeons.org.uk/general-surgery-tutorials/appendicitis.html Appendicitis, history, diagnosis and treatment] by Surgeons Net Education * [http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec02/ch011/ch011e.html Appendicitis: Acute Abdomen and Surgical Gastroenterology] from the Merck Manual Professional (content last modified September 2007) * [https://www.healthnsurgery.com/appendicitis-symptoms-causes-and-treatment/ Appendicitis – Symptoms Causes and Treatment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227115251/https://www.healthnsurgery.com/appendicitis-symptoms-causes-and-treatment/ |date=2021-02-27 }} at Health N Surgery {{Authority control}} [[Category:Acute pain]] [[Category:Articles wey dey contain video clips]] [[Category:Diseases of appendix]] [[Category:General surgery]] [[Category:Inflammations]] [[Category:Medical emergencies]] [[Category:Translated from MDWiki]] mdogaw83o07umv0rb78yjbs6x240z1q 98436 98433 2026-05-25T08:42:46Z InternetArchiveBot 29 Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.5 98436 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Databox}} '''Appendicitis''' be inflammation of de appendix.<ref name=Graf1996/> Symptoms commonly dey include right lower abdominal pain, nausea, [[vomiting]], [[fever]] den decreased appetite.<ref name="Graf1996" /> However, approximately 40% of people no get dese typical symptoms.<ref name="Graf1996">{{cite journal | vauthors = Graffeo CS, Counselman FL | title = Appendicitis | journal = Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America | volume = 14 | issue = 4 | pages = 653–671 | date = November 1996 | pmid = 8921763 | doi = 10.1016/s0733-8627(05)70273-x }}</ref> Severe complications of a ruptured appendix dey include widespread, painful [[peritonitis|inflammation of de inner lining of de abdominal wall]] den [[sepsis]].<ref name="Hob19982">{{Cite journal |last=Hobler |first=K. |date=Spring 1998 |title=Acute and Suppurative Appendicitis: Disease Duration and its Implications for Quality Improvement |url=http://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf |journal=Permanente Medical Journal |volume=2 |issue=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306021312/https://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf |archive-date=2021-03-06 |access-date=2016-10-26}}</ref> Appendicitis primarily be caused by a blockage of de hollow portion insyd de appendix.<ref name=Piep1982>{{cite journal | vauthors = Pieper R, Kager L, Tidefeldt U | title = Obstruction of appendix vermiformis causing acute appendicitis. An experimental study in the rabbit | journal = Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica | volume = 148 | issue = 1 | pages = 63–72 | year = 1982 | pmid = 7136413 }}</ref> Dis blockage typically dey result from a faecolith, a calcified "stone" dem make of feces.<ref name=Har2012/> Sam studies dey show a correlation between appendicoliths den disease severity.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dölling |first1=M |last2=Rahimli |first2=M |last3=Pachmann |first3=J |title=Hidden Appendicoliths and Their Impact on the Severity and Treatment of Acute Appendicitis |journal=Journal of Clinical Medicine |date=2024 |volume=13 |issue=14 |page=4166 |doi=10.3390/jcm13144166|doi-access=free |pmid=39064205 |pmc=11278186 }}</ref> Oda factors such as inflamed lymphoid tissue from a viral infection, intestinal parasites, gallstone, anaa tumors sanso fi lead to dis blockage.<ref name=Har2012>{{cite book|editor-last1=Longo|editor-first1=Dan L.|display-editors=etal|title=Harrison's principles of internal medicine.|date=2012|publisher=McGraw-Hill|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-174889-6|pages = Chapter 300|edition=18th|url=http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=331&Sectionid=40727094|access-date=6 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330064145/http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=331&sectionid=40727094|archive-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> Wen de appendix cam be blocked, e dey experience increased pressure, reduced blood flow, den bacterial growth, wey dey result in inflammation.<ref name=Har2012/><ref name=Tint2011>{{cite book|editor-last1=Tintinalli|editor-first1=Judith E. |title=Emergency medicine: a comprehensive study guide|date=2011|publisher=McGraw-Hill|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-174467-6|pages = Chapter 84|edition=7th |url=http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=348&Sectionid=40381551 |access-date=6 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222153008/http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=348&Sectionid=40381551|archive-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> Dis combination of factors dey cause tissue injury den, ultimately, tissue death.<ref name =Schw2010>{{cite book|title=Schwartz's principles of surgery|date=2010|publisher=McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-154770-3|pages = Chapter 30|edition=9th}}</ref> If dis process be left untreated, e fi lead to de appendix rupturing, wich dey release bacteria into de abdominal cavity, potentially dey lead to severe complications.<ref name =Schw2010/><ref name=Barrett2013>{{cite journal | vauthors = Barrett ML, Hines AL, Andrews RM | title = Trends in Rates of Perforated Appendix, 2001–2010 | journal = Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Brief #159 |date= July 2013 |publisher= Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |location= Rockville, MD | pmid = 24199256 | url = http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb159.pdf | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161020110746/http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb159.pdf | archive-date = 2016-10-20 }}</ref> De diagnosis of appendicitis largely be based on de person ein signs den symptoms.<ref name=Tint2011/> Insyd cases wer de diagnosis be unclear, close observation, medical imaging, den laboratory tests fi be helpful.<ref name=Paul2003/> De two most commonly used imaging tests give diagnosing appendicitis be ultrasound den computed tomography (CT scan).<ref name=Paul2003>{{cite journal | vauthors = Paulson EK, Kalady MF, Pappas TN | title = Clinical practice. Suspected appendicitis | journal = The New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 348 | issue = 3 | pages = 236–242 | date = January 2003 | pmid = 12529465 | doi = 10.1056/nejmcp013351 | url = http://faculty.vet.upenn.edu/gastro/documents/NEJMappendicitis.pdf | access-date = 2017-11-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170922005733/http://faculty.vet.upenn.edu/gastro/documents/NEJMappendicitis.pdf | archive-date = 2017-09-22 }}</ref> CT scan be more accurate dan ultrasound in detecting acute appendicitis.<ref name=Shogilev2014>{{cite journal | vauthors = Shogilev DJ, Duus N, Odom SR, Shapiro NI | title = Diagnosing appendicitis: evidence-based review of the diagnostic approach in 2014 | journal = The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine | volume = 15 | issue = 7 | pages = 859–871 | date = November 2014 | pmid = 25493136 | pmc = 4251237 | doi = 10.5811/westjem.2014.9.21568 | type = Review }}</ref> However, ultrasound fi be preferred as de first imaging test insyd kiddies den pregnant women secof de risks dem associate plus radiation exposure from CT scans.<ref name=Paul2003/> Although ultrasound fi aid in diagnosis, ein main role be in identifying important differentials, such as ovarian pathology insyd females anaa mesenteric adenitis insyd kiddies. [[File:En.Wikipedia-VideoWiki-Appendicitis.webm|thumb|thumbtime=1:10|upright=1.4|Video summary (script).]] De standard treatment give acute appendicitis dey involve de surgical removal of de inflamed appendix.<ref name=Har2012/><ref name=Tint2011/> Dis procedure fi be performed either thru an open incision insyd de abdomen (laparotomy) anaa using minimally invasive techniques plus small incisions den cameras (laparoscopy). Surgery be essential to reduce de risk of complications anaa potential death dem associate plus de rupture of de appendix.<ref name=Hob1998>{{Cite journal |last=Hobler |first=K. |date=Spring 1998 |title=Acute and Suppurative Appendicitis: Disease Duration and its Implications for Quality Improvement |url=http://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf |journal=Permanente Medical Journal |volume=2 |issue=2 |access-date=2016-10-26 |archive-date=2021-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306021312/https://www.thepermanentejournal.org/files/Spring1998/appendicitis.pdf }}</ref> Antibiotics fi be equally effective insyd certain cases of non-ruptured appendicitis,<ref name="BJS paper">{{cite journal |last1=Javanmard-Emamghissi |first1=Hannah |title=Antibiotics as first-line alternative to appendicectomy in adult appendicitis: 90-day follow-up from a prospective, multicentre cohort study |journal=The British Journal of Surgery |year=2021 |volume=108 |issue=11 |pages=1351–1359 |doi=10.1093/bjs/znab287 |pmid=34476484 |pmc=8499866 |url=https://academic.oup.com/bjs/advance-article/doi/10.1093/bjs/znab287/6363089?searchresult=1 |access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref><ref name=Antibiotics2012>{{cite journal | vauthors = Varadhan KK, Neal KR, Lobo DN | title = Safety and efficacy of antibiotics compared with appendicectomy for treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials | journal = BMJ | volume = 344 | article-number = e2156 | date = April 2012 | pmid = 22491789 | pmc = 3320713 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.e2156 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-24 |title=Appendicitis: Surgical vs. Medical Treatment {{!}} Science-Based Medicine |url=https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/appendicitis-surgical-vs-medical-treatment/ |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=sciencebasedmedicine.org |language=en-US}}</ref> buh 31% go undergo appendectomy within one year.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite journal |last1=Doleman |first1=Brett |last2=Fonnes |first2=Siv |last3=Lund |first3=Jon N. |last4=Boyd-Carson |first4=Hannah |last5=Javanmard-Emamghissi |first5=Hannah |last6=Moug |first6=Susan |last7=Hollyman |first7=Marianne |last8=Tierney |first8=Gillian |last9=Tou |first9=Samson |last10=Williams |first10=John P. |date=2024-04-29 |title=Appendectomy versus antibiotic treatment for acute appendicitis |journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |volume=2024 |issue=4 |article-number=CD015038 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD015038.pub2 |issn=1469-493X |pmc=11057219 |pmid=38682788}}</ref> E be one of de most common den significant causes of sudden abdominal pain. Insyd 2015, na dem report approximately 11.6 million cases of appendicitis, wey dey result in around 50,100 deaths worldwide.<ref name=GBD2015Pre>{{cite journal | vauthors = ((GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators)) | title = Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 | journal = Lancet | volume = 388 | issue = 10053 | pages = 1545–1602 | date = October 2016 | pmid = 27733282 | pmc = 5055577 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31678-6 |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name=GBD2015De>{{cite journal | vauthors = ((GBD 2015 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators)) | title = Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 | journal = Lancet | volume = 388 | issue = 10053 | pages = 1459–1544 | date = October 2016 | pmid = 27733281 | pmc = 5388903 | doi = 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31012-1 |doi-access=free}}</ref> Insyd de [[United States]], appendicitis be one of de most common causes of sudden abdominal pain wey dey require surgery.<ref name=Graf1996/> Annually, more dan 300,000 individuals insyd de United States undergo surgical removal of dema appendix.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Mason RJ | title = Surgery for appendicitis: is it necessary? | journal = Surgical Infections | volume = 9 | issue = 4 | pages = 481–488 | date = August 2008 | pmid = 18687030 | doi = 10.1089/sur.2007.079 }}</ref> == References == <references /> == External links == {{Commons}} * [http://www.claripacs.com/case/CL0012 CT of the abdomen showing acute appendicitis] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070223052616/http://www.surgeons.org.uk/general-surgery-tutorials/appendicitis.html Appendicitis, history, diagnosis and treatment] by Surgeons Net Education * [http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec02/ch011/ch011e.html Appendicitis: Acute Abdomen and Surgical Gastroenterology] from the Merck Manual Professional (content last modified September 2007) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20210227115251/https://www.healthnsurgery.com/appendicitis-symptoms-causes-and-treatment/ Appendicitis – Symptoms Causes and Treatment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227115251/https://www.healthnsurgery.com/appendicitis-symptoms-causes-and-treatment/ |date=2021-02-27 }} at Health N Surgery {{Authority control}} [[Category:Acute pain]] [[Category:Articles wey dey contain video clips]] [[Category:Diseases of appendix]] [[Category:General surgery]] [[Category:Inflammations]] [[Category:Medical emergencies]] [[Category:Translated from MDWiki]] 8iu4f8drs0a6buk2uwviq4v0gkri0gq 0 26988 98422 2026-05-24T13:50:54Z DaSupremo 9 Created by translating the page "[[:en:Special:Redirect/revision/1355886521|Tsriefe]]" 98422 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Adaklu-Tsriefe''' (dem sanso spell '''Tsrefe'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-08 |title=2 Adaklu-Tsriefe transformer thieves caged |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghananews2-adaklu-tsriefe-transformer-thieves-caged.html |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}</ref>) be a community insyd de Adaklu District insyd de Volta Region of Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 February 2015 |title=Adaklu District records zero maternal deaths |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Adaklu-District-records-zero-maternal-deaths-345039 |access-date=24 May 2026 |website=Ghana Web}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adade |first=Kenneth Odeng |last2=Awumah |first2=Maxwell |date=24 January 2026 |title=Adaklu Traditional Council lands new office complex |url=https://gna.org.gh/2026/01/adaklu-traditional-council-lands-new-office-complex/ |access-date=24 May 2026 |website=GNA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 January 2023 |title=Malaria cases in Adaklu district reduced |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Malaria-cases-in-Adaklu-district-reduced-1693727 |access-date=24 May 2026 |website=Ghana Web}}</ref> As at 2026, de warlord (''Etufia''''')''' of de town be Togbe Edem III.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-21 |title=Togbe Edem supports Adaklu senior high schools with foodstuff |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/education/ghana-news-togbe-edem-supports-adaklu-senior-high-schools-with-foodstuff.html |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}</ref> As at 2023, de population of de community be 450.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-09 |title=Discovering Adaklu-Tsriefe: Hidden gem in Volta Region |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/lifestyle/life/discovering-adaklu-tsriefe-hidden-gem-in-volta-region.html |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}</ref> == Institutions == * Friends of Adaklu, an NGO<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asare |first=Fred Quame |date=3 November 2023 |title=Friends of Adaklu initiates project to preserve Ghanaian-African arts, crafts, and culture |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/friends-of-adaklu-initiates-project-to-preserve-ghanaian-african-arts-crafts-and-culture/ |access-date=24 May 2026 |website=Myjoyonline}}</ref> * Assemblies of God Church<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 November 2024 |title=Friends of Adaklu graduates 89 children in computing |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/1355316/friends-of-adaklu-graduates-89-children-in-computi.html |access-date=24 May 2026 |website=Modern Ghana}}</ref> * Good Life Centre<ref>{{Cite web |title=45 kids in Adaklu get bicycles to 'Pedal to Excellence' |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/1357670/45-kids-in-adaklu-get-bicycles-to-pedal-to-excell.html |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Modern Ghana |language=en}}</ref> * Adaklu Tsriefe Basic School<ref>{{Cite web |last=GNA |date=2025-11-29 |title=Basic Seven pupil receive standing ovation at Adaklu District Farmers Day celebration |url=https://gna.org.gh/2025/11/basic-seven-pupil-receive-standing-ovation-at-adaklu-district-farmers-day-celebration/ |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Ghana News Agency |language=en-US}}</ref> == References == lgqm3nc7bb3m86v2qjk5x7p5gyo0kse 98435 98422 2026-05-25T00:02:52Z DaSupremo 9 Improve article 98435 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Databox}} '''Adaklu-Tsriefe''' (dem sanso spell '''Tsrefe'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-08 |title=2 Adaklu-Tsriefe transformer thieves caged |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghananews2-adaklu-tsriefe-transformer-thieves-caged.html |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}</ref>) be a community insyd de Adaklu District insyd de Volta Region of Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 February 2015 |title=Adaklu District records zero maternal deaths |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Adaklu-District-records-zero-maternal-deaths-345039 |access-date=24 May 2026 |website=Ghana Web}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adade |first=Kenneth Odeng |last2=Awumah |first2=Maxwell |date=24 January 2026 |title=Adaklu Traditional Council lands new office complex |url=https://gna.org.gh/2026/01/adaklu-traditional-council-lands-new-office-complex/ |access-date=24 May 2026 |website=GNA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 January 2023 |title=Malaria cases in Adaklu district reduced |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Malaria-cases-in-Adaklu-district-reduced-1693727 |access-date=24 May 2026 |website=Ghana Web}}</ref> As at 2026, de warlord (''Etufia''''')''' of de town be Togbe Edem III.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-21 |title=Togbe Edem supports Adaklu senior high schools with foodstuff |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/education/ghana-news-togbe-edem-supports-adaklu-senior-high-schools-with-foodstuff.html |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}</ref> As at 2023, de population of de community be 450.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-09 |title=Discovering Adaklu-Tsriefe: Hidden gem in Volta Region |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/lifestyle/life/discovering-adaklu-tsriefe-hidden-gem-in-volta-region.html |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}</ref> == Institutions == * Friends of Adaklu, an NGO<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asare |first=Fred Quame |date=3 November 2023 |title=Friends of Adaklu initiates project to preserve Ghanaian-African arts, crafts, and culture |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/friends-of-adaklu-initiates-project-to-preserve-ghanaian-african-arts-crafts-and-culture/ |access-date=24 May 2026 |website=Myjoyonline}}</ref> * Assemblies of God Church<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 November 2024 |title=Friends of Adaklu graduates 89 children in computing |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/1355316/friends-of-adaklu-graduates-89-children-in-computi.html |access-date=24 May 2026 |website=Modern Ghana}}</ref> * Good Life Centre<ref>{{Cite web |title=45 kids in Adaklu get bicycles to 'Pedal to Excellence' |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/1357670/45-kids-in-adaklu-get-bicycles-to-pedal-to-excell.html |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Modern Ghana |language=en}}</ref> * Adaklu Tsriefe Basic School<ref>{{Cite web |last=GNA |date=2025-11-29 |title=Basic Seven pupil receive standing ovation at Adaklu District Farmers Day celebration |url=https://gna.org.gh/2025/11/basic-seven-pupil-receive-standing-ovation-at-adaklu-district-farmers-day-celebration/ |access-date=2026-05-24 |website=Ghana News Agency |language=en-US}}</ref> == References == <references /> [[Category:Towns insyd Ghana]] [[Category:Towns insyd Volta Region]] [[Category:Populated places for Volta Region insyd]] auw6fidbfxmptrf5ort5xup0h81ud6h 0 26989 98423 2026-05-24T13:55:25Z DaSupremo 9 Created by translating the page "[[:en:Special:Redirect/revision/1355844006|Helekpe]]" 98423 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Adaklu-Helekpe''' be a small town insyd de Adaklu District insyd de Volta Region of Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Landslide in Adaklu-Helekpe Buries 5 Houses After Heavy Rains in Volta Region |url=https://www.modernghana.com/videonews/cititv/1/653189 |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=www.modernghana.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sekyi |first=Ruth |date=2026-05-21 |title=School and Houses Buried in Helekpe After Devastating Mountain Mudslide Triggers Mass Evacuations - YEN.COM.GH |url=https://yen.com.gh/people/305021-school-houses-buried-adaklu-helekpe-devastating-mountain-mudslide/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=yen.com.gh |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaitlyn |date=2015-03-02 |title=A Mountain of Need |url=https://untoldinternational.org/a-mountain-of-need/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=Untold International |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=17 kilomeetre Adaklu Helekpe, Dzakpo and Have roads to be completed next year |url=https://www.newsghana.com.gh/17-kilomeetre-adaklu-helekpe-dzakpo-and-have-roads-to-be-completed-next-year/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=News Ghana |language=en-US}}</ref> As at 2017, de Chief of de town be Togbe Krakani IV.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Adaklu-Helekpe residents live in fear as falling rocks threaten lives, destroy farms |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/793367/adaklu-helekpe-residents-live-in-fear-as-falling-rocks-threa.html |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=Modern Ghana |language=en}}</ref> == Adaklu Mountain mudslide == Insyd August 2017, rocks from de mountain destroy farms wey dey belong to residents of de town.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Adaklu-Helekpe residents live in fear as falling rocks threaten lives, destroy farms |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/793367/adaklu-helekpe-residents-live-in-fear-as-falling-rocks-threa.html |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=Modern Ghana |language=en}}<cite class="citation web cs1" data-ve-ignore="">[https://www.modernghana.com/news/793367/adaklu-helekpe-residents-live-in-fear-as-falling-rocks-threa.html "Adaklu-Helekpe residents live in fear as falling rocks threaten lives, destroy farms"]. ''Modern Ghana''<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2026-05-23</span></span>.</cite></ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2017-08-03 |title=Adaklu-Helekpe residents live in fear as falling rocks threaten lives, destroy farms - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/adaklu-helekpe-residents-live-in-fear-as-falling-rocks-threaten-lives-destroy-farms/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Insyd May 2026, a mudslide wey dey carry debris from de Adaklu Mountain after a rainfall destroy properties insyd de town.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aggor |first=Desmond Selase |date=2026-05-21 |title=Adaklu-Helekpe: Mudslide destroys homes, vehicles; leaves residents displaced |url=https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/05/adaklu-helekpe-mudslide-destroys-homes-vehicles-leaves-residents-displaced/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-21 |title=Five houses, nine vehicles buried in Adaklu Mountain mudslide - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/five-houses-nine-vehicles-buried-in-adaklu-mountain-mudslide/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Abdul-Iddrisu |first=Faisel |date=2026-05-21 |title=Volta Region: Mudslide from Adaklu Mountain destroys school and properties at Helekpe |url=https://3news.com/news/mudsli |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=3News |language=en}}</ref> == Notable natives == * Israel Agbesi Ayim, a physically challenged farmer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Ghanaian |date=2020-11-09 |title=Heavy police presence at Adaklu-Helekpe Farmers' Day celebration |url=https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/heavy-police-presence-at-adaklu-helekpe-farmers-day-celebration/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=Ghanaian Times |language=en-US}}</ref> * Elias Avenyo, an opinion leader<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2017-08-03 |title=Adaklu-Helekpe residents live in fear as falling rocks threaten lives, destroy farms - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/adaklu-helekpe-residents-live-in-fear-as-falling-rocks-threaten-lives-destroy-farms/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}<cite class="citation web cs1" data-ve-ignore="">[https://www.myjoyonline.com/adaklu-helekpe-residents-live-in-fear-as-falling-rocks-threaten-lives-destroy-farms/ "Adaklu-Helekpe residents live in fear as falling rocks threaten lives, destroy farms - MyJoyOnline"]. ''www.myjoyonline.com''. 2017-08-03<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2026-05-23</span></span>.</cite></ref> == References == rdzgh6ganqxlqb9q4puygj7la9fc3qq 98434 98423 2026-05-24T23:58:17Z DaSupremo 9 Make sum corrections 98434 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Databox}} '''Adaklu-Helekpe''' be a small town insyd de Adaklu District insyd de Volta Region of Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Landslide in Adaklu-Helekpe Buries 5 Houses After Heavy Rains in Volta Region |url=https://www.modernghana.com/videonews/cititv/1/653189 |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=www.modernghana.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sekyi |first=Ruth |date=2026-05-21 |title=School and Houses Buried in Helekpe After Devastating Mountain Mudslide Triggers Mass Evacuations - YEN.COM.GH |url=https://yen.com.gh/people/305021-school-houses-buried-adaklu-helekpe-devastating-mountain-mudslide/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=yen.com.gh |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaitlyn |date=2015-03-02 |title=A Mountain of Need |url=https://untoldinternational.org/a-mountain-of-need/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=Untold International |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=17 kilomeetre Adaklu Helekpe, Dzakpo and Have roads to be completed next year |url=https://www.newsghana.com.gh/17-kilomeetre-adaklu-helekpe-dzakpo-and-have-roads-to-be-completed-next-year/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=News Ghana |language=en-US}}</ref> As at 2017, de Chief of de town be Togbe Krakani IV.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Adaklu-Helekpe residents live in fear as falling rocks threaten lives, destroy farms|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/793367/adaklu-helekpe-residents-live-in-fear-as-falling-rocks-threa.html|access-date=2026-05-23|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref> == Adaklu Mountain mudslide == Insyd August 2017, rocks from de mountain destroy farms wey dey belong to residents of de town.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |date=2017-08-03|title=Adaklu-Helekpe residents live in fear as falling rocks threaten lives, destroy farms - MyJoyOnline|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/adaklu-helekpe-residents-live-in-fear-as-falling-rocks-threaten-lives-destroy-farms/|access-date=2026-05-23|website=www.myjoyonline.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Insyd May 2026, a mudslide wey dey carry debris from de Adaklu Mountain after a rainfall destroy properties insyd de town.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aggor |first=Desmond Selase |date=2026-05-21 |title=Adaklu-Helekpe: Mudslide destroys homes, vehicles; leaves residents displaced |url=https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/05/adaklu-helekpe-mudslide-destroys-homes-vehicles-leaves-residents-displaced/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-21 |title=Five houses, nine vehicles buried in Adaklu Mountain mudslide - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/five-houses-nine-vehicles-buried-in-adaklu-mountain-mudslide/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Abdul-Iddrisu |first=Faisel |date=2026-05-21 |title=Volta Region: Mudslide from Adaklu Mountain destroys school and properties at Helekpe |url=https://3news.com/news/mudsli |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=3News |language=en}}</ref> == Notable natives == * Israel Agbesi Ayim, a physically challenged farmer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Ghanaian |date=2020-11-09 |title=Heavy police presence at Adaklu-Helekpe Farmers' Day celebration |url=https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/heavy-police-presence-at-adaklu-helekpe-farmers-day-celebration/ |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=Ghanaian Times |language=en-US}}</ref> * Elias Avenyo, an opinion leader<ref name=":12" /> == References == <references /> [[Category:Towns insyd Ghana]] [[Category:Towns insyd Volta Region]] [[Category:Populated places for Volta Region insyd]] gudszuks1oodaesasxjqvnkp9rje2b0 14 26990 98431 2026-05-24T23:53:59Z DaSupremo 9 Fresh category 98431 wikitext text/x-wiki phoiac9h4m842xq45sp7s6u21eteeq1 14 26991 98432 2026-05-24T23:54:10Z DaSupremo 9 Fresh category 98432 wikitext text/x-wiki phoiac9h4m842xq45sp7s6u21eteeq1