Appendix. An appendectomy is the operation to remove the appendix.
Yes, appendectomy is excision (surgical removal) of the appendix.
The same as before an appendectomy. aA balanced one.
As long as the scar is healed then there is no reason why you can't swim after an appendectomy
open appendectomy
The root in "appendectomy" is "append-", which refers to the appendix, a small pouch attached to the large intestine.
"Status post appendectomy remote" means the patient had her appendix surgically removed, but not recently.
He was rushed into the operating theatre for an emergency appendectomy as his appendix had just exploded in his abdominal cavity.
"Status post appendectomy remote" means the patient had her appendix surgically removed, but not recently.
no
Appendectomy
The appendix is removed. The appendix is a vestigial organ found in the cecum. If it gets inflamed, it is removed and the surgery is called appendectomy.