Appendectomy
Appendicitis is a medical emergency. It happens when your appendix becomes sore, swollen, and diseased.
The appendix is a thin tube that is joined to the large intestine. It sits in the lower right part of your belly (abdomen). When you are a young child, your appendix is a working part of your immune system. The immune system helps your body to fight disease. When you are older, your appendix stops working this way. And other parts of your body help you fight infection.
The appendix does not keep working when you are older, but it can get infected. If not treated, it can burst (rupture). This is serious and can lead to more infection and even death.
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This video shows an open appendectomy through a Lanz incision in a 9 year old boy.
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Appendectomy (open surgery) for acute appendicitis. This video demonstrates how to perform an appendectomy for patients with an acute appendicitis. This medical educational video shows an open procedure. this surgical procedure is one of the most performed abdominal surgical procedures.
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