

True statements regarding the pathophysiology of acute appendicitis include which of the following:
Fecaliths are responsible for the disease process in approximately 30% of adult patients
Lymphoid hyperplasia is a rare cause of appendicitis in young patients
Clostridium difficile is implicated as a pathogenic organism
Carcinoid tumors account for approximately 5% of all cases of acute appendicitis
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