Removal of the appendix is called an appendectomy.
Removal of the appendix will have no effect on whether or not you can have children.
Removal of the appendix
The medical term for treatment for inflammation of the appendix is an appendectomy, which is the surgical removal of the appendix. This procedure is typically performed to prevent the appendix from rupturing and causing a potentially life-threatening infection called appendicitis.
Appendix removal by surgery.
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Appendectomy is the surgical removal of the appendix, a small pouch located at the end of the large intestine in the lower right abdomen. The procedure is commonly performed to treat appendicitis, which is inflammation of the appendix.
Yes, appendectomy is excision (surgical removal) of the appendix.
There is a brain teaser that goes "The removal of an appendix is called an appendectomy. The removal of tonsils is called a tonsillectomy. What do you call the removal of a growth from the head?" The answer is "a haircut."
The appendix is a small, tube-like structure attached to the large intestine. It does not have a specific function in the human body and can become inflamed, leading to appendicitis, which may require surgical removal.
The root word Append means the appendix, the suffix ectomy meaning the surgical removal of, always refers to the body part it precedes. Therefore appendectomy is the surgical removal of the appendix.
Peritonitis or a generalized infection in the abdomen will occur. Treatment of peritonitis as a result of a ruptured appendix includes removal of what remains of the appendix, insertion of drains.