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foreign-body appendicitis:
Appendicitis caused by obstruction of the lumen of the appendix by a foreign substance, such as a particulate foreign body.(05 Mar 2000) Link: cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/
gangrenous appendicitis:
Acute appendicitis with necrosis of the wall of the appendix, most commonly developing in obstructive appendicitis and frequently causing perforation and acute peritonitis.(05 Mar 2000) Link: cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/
left-sided appendicitis:
Appendicitis occurring on the left side of the abdomen, usually the left-lower quadrant, due to abnormal rotation of the gut (such as situs inversus).(05 Mar 2000) Link: cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/