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Open appendectomy:
Skin incision made in McBurney's point.
Dissection of subcutaneous fat and tissue.
Dissection through external and internal obliques.
Dissection through peritoneum.
Identification of appendix, dissection of mesoappendix by diathermy.
Ligation and division of appendix.
Cautery of appendix stump.
Burial of stump by purse suture.
Closure in layers with vicryl rapide and skin sutures via subcuticular sutures with monocryl.
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What are the indications of appendectomy?
its mainly done for appendicitis.
What anatomical PARTof the body is appendectomy?
An appendectomy is the removal of ones appendix?
What is is the word root of appendectomy?
Appendix. An appendectomy is the operation to remove the appendix.
Is appendectomy a type of excision?
Yes, appendectomy is excision (surgical removal) of the appendix.
What is the best diet after appendectomy?
The same as before an appendectomy. aA balanced one.
Can you swim if you had a appendectomy?
As long as the scar is healed then there is no reason why you can't swim after an appendectomy
What cpt and icd-9 codes would you use for an open appendectomy?
open appendectomy
What cavity is entered for an appendectomy?
The abdominopelvic cavity would have to be opened for an appendectomy.
What is the root in appendectomy?
The root in "appendectomy" is "append-", which refers to the appendix, a small pouch attached to the large intestine.
Is the appendectomy ventral?
The appendix is ventral (in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen in humans) and this an appendectomy would be performed ventraly.
What is status- post appendectomy?
"Status post appendectomy remote" means the patient had her appendix surgically removed, but not recently.
Use the word appendectomy in a sentence?
He was rushed into the operating theatre for an emergency appendectomy as his appendix had just exploded in his abdominal cavity.
