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Normally no, especially if the surgery is done laparoscopically, and the surrounding tissue has not become infected. The appendix is removed, the tissues are cleansed and the incision closed. The closure and healing of the incision will prevent any new infection from entering the peritoneum.
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By what criterion is appendectomy considered essential surgery?
If left untreated, appendicitis may result in a ruptured appendix, which is a life-threatening condition
Whats on the left side opposite of the appendix?
You have spleen with the artery and vein to the spleen. Then there is tail of pancreas. Then you have left colic flexure on the left side of the stomach. On the left and back side, you have left kidney and the left adrenal gland.
How did brigham young break his appendix?
Brigham Young did not do anything to rupture his appendix. Appendicitis (which causes a ruptured appendix if left untreated) can be caused by several things which happen naturally in the body, most often something you ate getting stuck and causing infection.
What could cause you to have lower stomach pains like being stabbed to your left and sometimes right?
IT COULD BE AN APPENDICITIS...when my appendix ruptured i had pain all over, not necessairly on the right side It could just be wind.
Can appendix be located on left side?
The appendix is located on the left hand side for children under three.
What quadrant is ruptured spleen?
Left upper
Is the appendix located in the LLQ of the abdomen?
Yes, the appendix is located in the Left Lower Quadrant (this is the left side of the patient, not the observer).
''Is your appendix on the left or the right side of your body''?
The appendix are located on the right side of the body.
What is located on left side?
Heart & Appendix
How many people were in the Corps of Discovery?
33 people left Fort Mandan to head for the West. Later, 26 peole later joined. In all, there was a total of 59 people. However, there was one death ,of the permanent party, Charles Floyd, he died near present day Sioux City, Iowa, of a ruptured appendix.
Where is your appendix right lung or left lung?
appendix is actually seen in right hand side of our large intestine
What organ is adjacent to umbilical left waist?
The appendix
