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NOTES: Appendectomy

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Appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency, affecting between 7 % and 12 % of humans. Appendectomy is the treatment of choice. The first known surgical removal of the appendix occurred in 1,735 when Claudius Amyand explored the scrotal hernia of a boy with a fecal fistula. With the risk for the development of appendicitis during one’s lifetime being about 1 in 8, appendectomy is one of the most common surgeries performed around the world.

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  1. Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, 6-3-661 Somajiguuda, Hyderabad, 500082, Andhra Pradesh, India

    D. Nageshwar Reddy M.D., DM, DSc, FAMS, FRCP, G. Venkat Rao M.S., FRCS, MAMS & Magnus Jayaraj Mansard M.S., DNB

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  1. , Department of Urology, East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill, RH1 5RH, United Kingdom

    Abhay Rane

  2. , Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical, Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, 75390, Texas, USA

    Jeffrey A. Cadeddu

  3. , Department of Urology, USC Institute of Urology, San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, 90089, California, USA

    Mihir M. Desai

  4. USC Institute of Urology, San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, 90089, California, USA

    Inderbir S. Gill

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Reddy, D.N., Rao, G.V., Mansard, M.J. (2013). NOTES: Appendectomy. In: Rane, A., Cadeddu, J., Desai, M., Gill, I. (eds) Scar-Less Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-360-6_14

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