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If you have appendicitis, you'll normally need surgery to take out ... You'll have a general anaesthetic to make you sleep during surgery. ... 15 in 100 people get an infection after appendix surgery. With antibiotics, this drops to ... anything important, and you can live quite happily without it

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What is the surgery that removes the appendix?

Appendectomy


What would the surgeon do in a ruptured appendix?

The appendix will be removed surgically by laproscopic or open surgery.


What is a appendectomy?

Surgery to remove a human appendix.


Why do you pass out a week after appendix surgery?

You don't


What is another word for appendectomy?

Appendix removal by surgery.


How many people have their appendix removed during a hysterectomy?

It is not a normal procedure to remove the appendix during a hysterectomy. If the surgeon finds some reason to do so and feels at the time of the surgery he will remove it to prevent further surgery


What are some sentences using the word appendix?

"The appendix can be found in the back of the book," the teacher said to her students.OR:"I needed emergency surgery; my appendix was ready to burst."


Can appendix come back after first surgery?

nope. you cant stitch a appendix back it would hurt too much. Also, you cant grow an appendix.


Has James roday had open-heart surgery?

No he had his appendix removed.


How can appendix be present in autopsy if it has been removed?

The appendix can be present in an autopsy if it was not correctly removed during surgery, if there was a surgical error, or if there is an anatomical variation where there is more than one appendix. It is important for healthcare professionals to thoroughly review the patient's medical history and surgical records to avoid confusion during an autopsy.


What do they remove in an appendectomy?

The appendix is removed. The appendix is a vestigial organ found in the cecum. If it gets inflamed, it is removed and the surgery is called appendectomy.


Can a ruptured appendix recur?

Possible but not probable. Ruptured appendix is almost fatal if untreated as intestinal contents seep out in to abdominal cavity causing serious infection called peritonitis and a surgery is needed to drain it and at the time of surgery appendix is removed. It is possible that there is a small "microperforation" that seals off by itself and later on the same appendix can get reinfected and rupture.