The symptoms may mimic those of acute appendicitis, diverticulitis, or cholecystitis. Appendectomy is normally performed as an urgent or emergency procedure to treat complicated acute appendicitis. Recently, practitioners reported good results in treating appendicitis without appendectomy. Peritonitis may result from several of the above diseases, notably appendicitis and pancreatitis. Occasionally, Meckel's diverticulitis may present with all the features of acute appendicitis. Docusate is not recommended in people with appendicitis, acute abdomen, or ileus. Acute appendicitis is typically managed by surgery. The standard treatment for acute appendicitis is surgical removal of the appendix. It carries high significance in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. CT scan has been shown to be more accurate than ultrasound in detecting acute appendicitis. Surgery is the standard management approach for acute appendicitis. The cause of death has been speculated to have been angina, tuberculosis, appendicitis, or cancer. Antibiotics may be equally effective in certain cases of non-ruptured appendicitis. The Alvarado score is a clinical scoring system used in the diagnosis of appendicitis. A score of 5 or 6 is compatible with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.