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Appendix Removal Surgery .

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MEDICOS MCQS1 year ago

🛑Treatment Of Appendicitis: 📍Surgery to remove the appendix is the normal course of treatment for appendicitis. 📍Antibiotics may be recommended for the treatment of an infection before surgery. ⚡Surgery to remove the appendix : 📍Appendectomy. 📍A single, two to four-inch abdominal incision is all that is needed for an open appendectomy. 📍Laparotomy. 📍The surgery may be performed through a few small abdominal incisions. 📍It's Type of procedure laparoscopic. 📍During a laparoscopic appendectomy, your appendix is removed through incisions made in your belly by the surgeon using specialized instruments and a video camera. 📍Less discomfort and scarring are common after laparoscopic surgery, as well as a shorter recovery time. 📍For those who are fat and older persons, it could be preferable. 📍However, not every patient is a suitable candidate for laparoscopic surgery. 📍You may need an open appendectomy if you have an abscess or if the infection caused your appendix to burst and spread outside of it.

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MEDICOS MCQS1 year ago

🛑The appendix is kind of helping us in two ways, both within the gut: 📍It's helping to fight off invading pathogens, but also 📍to repopulate the gut with this beneficial bacteria after gastrointestinal issues.

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