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Historical aspects of appendicitis in children
Author(s) -
Hamill James K.,
Liley Andrew,
Hill Andrew G.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.12425
Subject(s) - coining (mint) , medicine , appendicitis , confusion , appendix , iliac fossa , the renaissance , general surgery , surgery , history , psychology , paleontology , archaeology , biology , psychoanalysis , art history
Evidence of appendicitis exists from ancient E gyptian mummies but the appendix was not discovered as an anatomical entity until the renaissance in W estern E uropean literature. Much confusion reigned over the cause of right iliac fossa inflammatory disease until the late 19th century, when the appendix was recognized as the cause of the great majority of cases. Coining the term ‘appendicitis’ and making the case for early surgery, F itz in 1886 set the scene for recovery from appendicitis through operative intervention.