2508: "Circumappendiceal Somectomy"

heuristically_alone · Post by **heuristically_alone** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 5:11 am

Title text: Some personal news: After treating my first case a few years ago with antibiotics, I can report that I have now had appendicitis for the second and--unless something extremely unexpected happened with the surgery--final time.

The only guaranteed way to be safe from appendicitis is to be vaccinated for it.

commodorejohn · Post by **commodorejohn** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:06 am

...If you remove every part of the body from the appendix, is it still the same appendix...?

Post by **ratammer** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 8:10 am

Apparently it's actually possible to get "stump appendicitis" in the bit of the appendix that's left over.

commodorejohn · Post by **commodorejohn** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 2:17 pm

ratammer wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 8:10 amthe bit of the appendix that's left over.

...the appendix to the appendix?

pseudoidiot · Post by **pseudoidiot** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 3:03 pm

Appendix footnote

Post by **ratammer** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 4:10 pm

Appendix²

ucim · Post by **ucim** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 9:25 pm

commodorejohn wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 2:17 pm...the appendix to the appendix?

More like a sequel.

Jose

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