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In the United States, appendicitis is the most common cause of sudden abdominal pain requiring surgery. [1] Each year in the United States, more than 300,000 people with appendicitis, have their appendix surgically removed. [13]
Harry Hancock performed the first abdominal surgery for appendicitis in 1848, but he did not remove the appendix. [27] 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 .
Hospital lengths of stay typically range from a few hours to a few days but can be a few weeks if complications occur. The recovery process may vary depending on the severity of the condition: if the appendix had ruptured or not before surgery. Appendix surgery recovery is generally much faster if the appendix does not rupture. [103]
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"The appendix can burst or develop holes or tears in its walls, which allow stool, mucus, and infection to leak through and get inside the belly," according to a brief from Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Fans send wishes to 'The Late Show' host Stephen Colbert as he announced on Instagram he needed to cancel shows the week of November 27 for a ruptured appendix.
Stephen Colbert has cancelled this week’s edition of The Late Show as he recovers from surgery. The 59-year-old talk show host announced on social media that he had suffered a ruptured appendix.
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