# How to Detect Acute Appendicitis
When this happens, bacteria invade and grow inside the appendix, eventually causing its death. Acute appendicitis is serious and can lead to complications like perforation, gangrene and sepsis. A surgical emergency is the only way to remove it but what usually happens is that most patients already have complications before they enter the operating room.
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