Appendicitis. Illustration of a human appendix, showing it red and inflamed in appendicitis. The appendix is a narrow finger-shaped tube that branches off the first part of the large intestine (caecum ...
An appendectomy, or appendix removal, is the primary treatment for an appendix that is inflamed or has burst. An inflamed appendix can lead to life threatening complications, so an appendectomy is ...
A woman who complained of stomach pain was preparing to have her appendix removed when doctors discovered she was actually in LABOUR. Janice Kerwick, 43, thought she was infertile because she had been ...