آپاندکتومی
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An appendectomy (American English) or appendicectomy (British English) is a surgical operation in which the vermiform appendix (a portion of the intestine) is removed. Appendectomy is normally performed as an urgent or emergency procedure to treat complicated acute appendicitis.
Key facts
- Medical intervention (new).name
- Appendectomy
- Medical intervention (new).synonyms
- Appendisectomy, appendicectomy
- Medical intervention (new).image
- Blinddarm-01.jpg
- Medical intervention (new).caption
- An appendectomy in progress
- Medical intervention (new).specialty
- General surgery
- Medical intervention (new).uses
- Appendicitis
- Medical intervention (new).complications
- Infection, bleeding
- Medical intervention (new).approach
- Laparoscopic, open
- Medical intervention (new).recovery
- 1-3 weeks
- Medical intervention (new).frequency
- Common
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Research
20,940 papers- Acute appendicitis.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2017
- Appendicectomy versus antibiotics for acute uncomplicated appendicitis in children: an open-label, international, multicentre, randomised, non-inferiority trial.Lancet (London, England) · 2025
- Incidental appendectomy--yes or no? A retrospective case study and review of the literature.Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology · 1998
- Surgical Site Infections after Appendectomy Performed in Low and Middle Human Development-Index Countries: A Systematic Review.Surgical infections · 2018
- Global incidence of surgical site infection after appendectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2020
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