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.
Appendix. An appendectomy is the operation to remove the appendix.
Surgery to remove a human appendix.
Appendectomy is the surgical procedure to remove the appendix.
Doctors can completely remove the appendix. It's a relatively common procedure known as an appendectomy.
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.
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.
As long as the scar is healed then there is no reason why you can't swim after an appendectomy
The same as before an appendectomy. aA balanced one.
Yes, appendectomy is excision (surgical removal) of the appendix.
open appendectomy
Append- is the root in the term appendectomy. The suffix -ectomy indicates surgical removal.
The suffix "itis" means inflammation. The root word "append" stands for the appendix. Therefore, appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, which is located in the lower right side of the abdomen (right lower quadrant). If appendicitis is confirmed by a physician, it must be removed surgically as soon as possible.