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  2. Appendix (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    The human appendix averages 9 cm (3.5 in) in length, ranging from 5 to 35 cm (2.0 to 13.8 in). The diameter of the appendix is 6 mm (0.24 in), and more than 6 mm (0.24 in) is considered a thickened or inflamed appendix. The longest appendix ever removed was 26 cm (10 in) long. [3]

  3. Retrograde appendicectomy - Wikipedia

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    In cases of acute appendicitis, antegrade appendicectomy is the preferred option, but in cases where the base of the appendix is accessible but is difficult to identify or deliver its more distal portion, a retrograde appendicectomy becomes necessary. [3]

  4. Appendix - Wikipedia

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    Appendix (pl.: appendices or appendixes) may refer to: In documents. Addendum, an addition made to a document by its author after its initial printing or publication;

  5. AIP style - Wikipedia

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    Appendices Appendix A: Statements of editorial policy for AIP and member-society journals (pp. 31–34) Appendix B: Correct or preferred spellings of frequently occurring words (pp. 35–37) Appendix C: Units of measure (pp. 38–40) Appendix D: Standard abbreviations (pp. 41–42) Appendix E: Alphabets available for typesetting (p. 43)

  6. Wikipedia:Citing sources - Wikipedia

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    Forms of short citations used include author-date referencing (APA style, Harvard style, or Chicago style), and author-title or author-page referencing (MLA style or Chicago style). As before, the list of footnotes is automatically generated in a "Notes" or "Footnotes" section, which immediately precedes the "References" section containing the ...

  7. Addendum - Wikipedia

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    An addendum or appendix, in general, is an addition required to be made to a document by its author subsequent to its printing or publication. It comes from the gerundive addendum , plural addenda , "that which is to be added", from addere [ 1 ] ( lit.

  8. 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.

  9. Appendectomy - Wikipedia

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    On entering the peritoneum, the appendix is identified, mobilized, and then ligated and divided at its base. [9] Some surgeons choose to bury the stump of the appendix by inverting it so it points into the caecum. [9] Each layer of the abdominal wall is then closed in turn. [9] The skin may be closed with staples or stitches. [9] The wound is ...