The most common symptoms of appendicitis are abdominal pain, loss of appetite, nauseaand vomiting, fever, and abdominal tenderness. Many women who develop appendicitis during pregnancy do not experience the common appendicitis symptoms. The consequences of missing an ectopic pregnancy are serious, and potentially life threatening. Appendicitis may occur for several reasons, such as an infection of the appendix, but the most important factor is the obstruction of the appendiceal lumen.
Mortality rate and complications in acute appendicitis are very minimal if the doctor treats the condition early. In most cases of appendicitis, the appendix will have to be surgically removed. Because the symptoms of chronic appendicitis are very mild it is often hard to detect, additionally chronic appendicitis is quite rare.

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