| Description | Acute Suppurative Appendicitis with Perforation |
| Author | Department of Pathology |
| Copyright | Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine |
Specimen:
One half of an appendix.
Gross Pathology:
1. The appendix is markedly swollen with irregular yellowish necrotic
lining and perforated tip.
2. Around the perforation, the serosal covering is dull, opaque and
yellowish due to fibrin deposition.
3. A piece of omentum is adherent to the appendix.
Diagnosis:
1. Acute suppurative appendicitis with perforation.
2. Septic peritonitis.