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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.

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What is is the word root of appendectomy?

Appendix. An appendectomy is the operation to remove the appendix.


What is a appendectomy?

Surgery to remove a human appendix.


What does appedectamy mean?

Appendectomy is the surgical procedure to remove the appendix.


Can a doctor not completely remove an appendix?

Doctors can completely remove the appendix. It's a relatively common procedure known as an appendectomy.


Is the appendectomy ventral?

An appendectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the appendix, which is typically performed through a small incision in the lower right abdomen. This incision can be considered ventral, as it is made on the front side of the body.


What could lead to appendectomy?

If you have an inflamed/infected appendix then your Doctor may admit you to hospital for an "appendectomy". An appendectomy is an operation to remove the appendix. However, in my youth, before medical services were more or less available globally, if you got a job working in remote areas, your employer often asked you to have an appendectomy so that you could not develop appendicitis (an inflamed/infected appendix) in the field and require emergency repatriation for treatment.


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


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.


What cpt and icd-9 codes would you use for an open appendectomy?

open appendectomy


What is the root in appendectomy?

Append- is the root in the term appendectomy. The suffix -ectomy indicates surgical removal.


What is status- post appendectomy?

"Status post appendectomy remote" means the patient had her appendix surgically removed, but not recently.