This is a surgical procedure to remove the appendix, which is a small pouch-like organ on the right side of the abdomen. The appendix's function isn't fully known, but some theories state it helps ...

I was young and dumb.” The need for a speedy operation to remove his appendix saw Eli McCann, now 36, waking up in the middle of surgery in a remote Ukrainian hospital, thousands of miles from ...

But it wasn’t until earlier January when a doctor decided to conduct a bone marrow biopsy which confirmed the worst. Rashelle underwent surgery to remove her appendix. Picture: Supplied by family. The ...

Rashelle underwent surgery to remove her appendix. Picture: Supplied by family. The 28-year-old then underwent a surgery to remove part of her bowel because doctors believed she was suffering with ...

From the Surgical Services of Memorial Hospital, Worcester. Read at the Annual Meeting of the New England Surgical Society, at Hartford, Conn., September 30, 1932. Adams — Junior Visiting ...

Appendectomies are not benign. They can compromise a healthy gut and raise the risk of psychiatric disorders. Fortunately, ...