Risk

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  One of most common abdominal emergencies

  
  
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  Possible at any age but most common during an individual’s teens and 20s

  
  
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  11 in 10,000 individuals will experience appendicitis

  
  
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  M:F ratio 1.4:1

  
  
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  Most common reason for nonobstetric surgery during pregnancy; Occurs in 1 out of every 800 to 1500 pregnancies; slightly more common during second trimester; incidence of perforation highest during third trimester (70%)