Yes. The appendix is connected to intestines, which are part of the digestive system. Having the appendix removed (an appendectomy) might cause some outward scarring, but should not affect the body's reproductive functions at all.
Appendix. An appendectomy is the operation to remove the appendix.
As long as the scar is healed then there is no reason why you can't swim after an appendectomy
Yes, appendectomy is excision (surgical removal) of the appendix.
The same as before an appendectomy. aA balanced one.
open appendectomy
Append- is the root in the term appendectomy. The suffix -ectomy indicates surgical removal.
"Status post appendectomy remote" means the patient had her appendix surgically removed, but not recently.
He was rushed into the operating theatre for an emergency appendectomy as his appendix had just exploded in his abdominal cavity.
"Status post appendectomy remote" means the patient had her appendix surgically removed, but not recently.
Appendectomy
no
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.