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2. Appendectomy - Wikipedia

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   Harry Hancock performed the first abdominal surgery for appendicitis in 1848, but he did not remove the appendix. [26] In 1889 in New York City, Charles McBurney described the presentation and pathogenesis of appendicitis accurately and developed the teaching that an early appendectomy was the best treatment to avoid perforation and peritonitis.

3. Appendicitis - Wikipedia

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   Inflamed appendix removal by open surgery Laparoscopic appendectomy. Laparoscopic view of a phlegmonous cecal appendix with fibrinous plaques, located in the right iliac fossa. The surgical procedure for the removal of the appendix is called an appendectomy. Appendectomy can be performed through open or laparoscopic surgery.

4. Surgical extirpation - Wikipedia

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   Extirpation of the appendix, or appendectomy, is the standard treatment utilized in cases of acute appendicitis. [3] [4] Approximately 300,000 individuals in the United States have their appendix removed each year. [5]

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   Appendicitis is the most common cause of abdominal pain that results in surgery in the United States, with about 5-9% of Americans having the condition at some point in their life, according to ...

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7. Appendix (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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   The longest appendix ever removed was 26 cm (10 in) long. [3] The appendix is usually located in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen, near the right hip bone. The base of the appendix is located 2 cm (0.79 in) beneath the ileocecal valve that separates the large intestine from the small

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9. Abdominal surgery - Wikipedia

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   The term abdominal surgery broadly covers surgical procedures that involve opening the abdomen . Surgery of each abdominal organ is dealt with separately in connection with the description of that organ (see stomach , kidney , liver , etc.) Diseases affecting the abdominal cavity are dealt with generally under their own names.