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  2. Appendectomy - Wikipedia

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    Appendicitis develops most commonly in the second trimester. [2] If appendicitis develops in a pregnant woman, an appendectomy is usually performed and should not harm the fetus. [15] The risk of premature delivery is about 10%. [16] The risk of fetal death in the perioperative period after an appendectomy for early acute appendicitis is 3 to 5%.

  3. Mitrofanoff procedure - Wikipedia

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    A surgeon creates a small channel using the appendix or in the absence of the appendix, a piece of small bowel. [3] When bowel is used instead of appendix, it is called a Monti procedure. [7] One end of the channel is sewn to the skin, creating an opening on the surface called a stoma. [3]

  4. Surgical extirpation - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] Approximately 300,000 individuals in the United States have their appendix removed each year. [5] Extirpation of the colon, or colectomy, is used in the treatment of patient's ulcerative colitis whose condition is resistant to other therapies. In many cases, the removal of the colon may entirely cure the disease.

  5. Man Sues Hospital, Doc: Appendix Left In After Appendectomy - AOL

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    When you have appendicitis, you get an appendectomy. Removal is ultimately the only solution, and, once done, you don't have to worry about it again. Unless you do. That's what William McCormack ...

  6. Digestive system surgery - Wikipedia

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    Surgery could be required to remedy or treat certain problems or diseases that affect the digestive tract. There are many different types of digestive system operations, some of the more popular ones being: 1. Appendectomy: The surgical removal of the appendix, typically as a result of acute appendicitis, an appendix inflammation. 2.

  7. When he couldn't pay for cancer treatment, the hospital sued

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    The research found an appendectomy in the same hospital can cost as much as 32 times on the upper end what that facility’s lowest cost is for the service; cataract surgery can cost nine times ...

  8. Incisional hernia - Wikipedia

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    Clinically, incisional hernias present as a bulge or protrusion at or near the area of a surgical incision. Virtually any prior abdominal operation can develop an incisional hernia at the scar area (provided adequate healing does not occur due to infection), including large abdominal procedures such as intestinal or vascular surgery, and small incisions, such as appendix removal or abdominal ...

  9. Stephen Colbert Recovering From Surgery After Ruptured ...

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    CBS' TheLate Show With Stephen Colbertwill be on an unexpected hiatus this week, following an announcement from the host himself. Colbert took to Instagram's Threads service to share the news of ...