Your surgeon will provide instructions on wound care, pain management ... leading to a more stress-free recovery. Appendectomy is a common and generally safe procedure. Being aware of the process ...

With an open appendectomy, a single incision will be made in the patient's lower right abdomen. The surgeon then removes the appendix and closes the wound using stitches. If the appendix has burst ...

This was a serendipitous discovery; the scientists were originally looking at adhesive bowel obstruction after appendectomy. The researchers report, “It was when conducting another study that we ...