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  2. Appendicitis - Wikipedia

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    Inflamed appendix removal by open surgery Laparoscopic appendectomy. Laparoscopic view of a phlegmonous cecal appendix with fibrinous plaques, located in the right iliac fossa. The surgical procedure for the removal of the appendix is called an appendectomy. Appendectomy can be performed through open or laparoscopic surgery.

  3. Appendectomy - Wikipedia

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    On entering the peritoneum, the appendix is identified, mobilized, and then ligated and divided at its base. [9] Some surgeons choose to bury the stump of the appendix by inverting it so it points into the caecum. [9] Each layer of the abdominal wall is then closed in turn. [9] The skin may be closed with staples or stitches. [9] The wound is ...

  4. Retrograde appendicectomy - Wikipedia

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    In cases of acute appendicitis, antegrade appendicectomy is the preferred option, but in cases where the base of the appendix is accessible but is difficult to identify or deliver its more distal portion, a retrograde appendicectomy becomes necessary. [3]

  5. This is what getting your tonsils—or appendix—out does to ...

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    Researchers collected 25 years-worth of information on more than 500,000 women, and compared a history of one or both of the surgeries with the pregnancies.

  6. Stephen Colbert suffers ruptured appendix, cancels Late Show

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    The 59-year-old talk show host announced on social media that he had suffered a ruptured appendix. “Sorry to say that I have to cancel our shows this week,” Colbert wrote on Monday (27 ...

  7. Wikipedia : VideoWiki/Appendicitis

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    The combination of inflammation, reduced blood flow to the appendix, and distention of the appendix causes tissue injury, and tissue death. [6] If this process is left untreated, the appendix may burst, releasing bacteria into the abdominal cavity, leading to increased complications.

  8. Stephen Colbert Says His Wife Saved His Life After a Ruptured ...

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    The 10-time Emmy winner, 59, suffered a ruptured appendix in November 2023 and was forced to cancel several episodes of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. After he recovered from surgery, he ...

  9. Surgical extirpation - Wikipedia

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    Extirpation of the appendix, or appendectomy, is the standard treatment utilized in cases of acute appendicitis. [3] [4] Approximately 300,000 individuals in the United States have their appendix removed each year. [5]