Acute Perforated Appendicitis

Preferred Label : Acute Perforated Appendicitis;

NCIt related terms : Appendicitis perforated;

NCIt definition : Acute appendicitis with gangrenous changes resulting in the rupture of the appendiceal wall. The appendiceal wall rupture causes the release of inflammatory and bacterial contents from the appendiceal lumen into the abdominal cavity.;

Alternative definition : CTCAE: A disorder characterized by acute inflammation to the vermiform appendix caused by a pathogenic agent with gangrenous changes resulting in the rupture of the appendiceal wall. The appendiceal wall rupture causes the release of inflammatory and bacterial contents from the appendiceal lumen into the abdominal cavity.;

Codes from synonyms : E11296;

Details

Origin ID

C78178;

UMLS CUI

C0564755;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Acute perforated appendicitis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Appendicitis perforated [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Rupture of appendix (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- appendicitis [MeSH Descriptor]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Digestive System [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Acute perforated appendicitis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
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- CTCAE Adverse Events Version 4.0 Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Digestive System [NCIt concept]

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