# Appendicitis

What is appendicitis? Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix, a small, potentially vestigial organ that branches off the large intestine. Inflammation is usually a result of some sort of obstruction in the lumen of the appendix, which ultimately leads to infection. This video covers the pathophysiology of more common causes, important signs and symptoms, complications, and treatment.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2016
- Runtime: 5 min
- By: Osmosis
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Appendicitis.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Osmosis
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/47410688?play=1)