Abstract
Acute bappendicitis (AP) is one of the most common surgical emergencies encountered in clinical practice. It results typically from obstruction of the appendiceal lumen. While children are more vulnerable to direct trauma, Traumatic appendicitis has been reported as a very rare condition especially seen in pediatric population. Herein; we report a case of acute appendicitis following blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) in an 8-year-old boy, we discussed the link between trauma and appendicitis and we reviewed the literature on this matter.
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