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

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Q: What would the surgeon do in a ruptured appendix?
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Would you be able to walk if your appendix had burst?

No, you would be dead if you appendix ruptured.


Can a ruptured spleen cause your appendix to become bad?

A ruptured spleen will not affect your appendix.


What can happen if you don't get an appendectomy?

If you need an appendectomy but keep postponing having your appendix removed, your appendix could rupture, and if you don't find a surgeon and a doctor in a hurry, a ruptured appendix, which causes peritonitis, could be fatal.


Can an epidemic be ruptured?

No, perhaps you are thinking of a ruptured epidermoid cyst (skin cyst) or ruptured appendix which can happen with appendicitis (inflammation or infection of the appendix in your intestine).


Can coughing rupture your appendix?

That is very unlikely to get your appendix ruptured due to coughing.


What is the serious complication of a ruptured appendix?

peritonitis and death


What is the cpt code for excision of ruptured appendix?

44900


What can happen if ruptured appendix is not removed?

Peritonitis or a generalized infection in the abdomen will occur. Treatment of peritonitis as a result of a ruptured appendix includes removal of what remains of the appendix, insertion of drains.


How severe is a ruptured appendix and what is the chance of death?

99.9% wont die but u should get to the hospital as soon as possible when my appendix ruptured I don't go to the hospital until the next day and I was fine


Had bust appendix no surgery was treated with anti biotics for peritonitis?

That sounds unusual. The doctor must have considered you extremely unfit for surgery. I suppose that a repair of a ruptured appendix could be accomplished through the inside of the colon (through basically a colonoscopy); however it would be unusual. Peritonitis is serious, though. It is basically the worst that can happen with a ruptured appendix, and it can be fatal.


How did Henry houdini die?

Harry Houdini, born as Erik Weisz, died on October 31, 1926, due to complications from a ruptured appendix. It is believed that Houdini's appendix had ruptured after being punched by a student who wanted to test his claims of having a strong stomach. However, this theory is still disputed.


Will an apendix burst?

It can! But only if you don't get your appendix checked out right away. The symptoms of an ruptured appendix is vomiting constintly, fever, and the sweats.