An 8-year-old girl has acute pain abdomen, admitted in hospital and diagnosis of acute appendicitis was made.patient was operated and biopsy confirmed acute inflammation. After 3 weeks, the patient again has severe pain in abdomen and admitted in ICU. This time, diagnosis of typhlitis was made. A complete course of antibiotics ceftriaxone and metronidazole was given for 15 days. The girl's father being doctor has second opinion of u/s abdomen.
Radiology consultant was dead sure of inflamed appendix. But, operating surgeon did not agree with it saying it is minor operations before my experience. After 6 months, the patient again has severe abdomen pain, was admitted to another hospital with acute appendicitis and peritonitis where patient again operated for appendicitis and remained in ICU. This is the experience of a doctor who is annoyed and looked frustrated with the profession. Is it…
