appendectomy
Surgical vestigial extraction
Appendectomy is the surgical removal of the appendix, typically performed as an emergency procedure when the appendix becomes inflamed or infected (appendicitis).
The operation is one of the most common emergency surgeries: She had an appendectomy when she was twelve.
Also spelled appendicectomy in British English.
Controlled cut into tissue
- suturesMedical wound closures
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- laparoscopyMinimally invasive abdominal examination
- laparotomyAbdominal cavity access cut
surgeon · anesthesia · operating · theatre · sterile · resection · retractor · trocar
Large intestine's origin pouch
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
- peritoneumMembrane lining the abdomen
- navelCord attachment remnant
- mesenteryTissue suspending intestines internally
ileum · colon · McBurney's point · vermiform · intestine · abdominal wall
Intensely severe or perceptive
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- peritonitisAbdominal lining inflammation
- perforationHole punched through something
sepsis · fever · tachycardia · emergency room · ambulance · triage · admission · life-threatening
After an operation
- dietCustomary food consumption
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- analgesicPain-relieving medication
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
wound care · rest · mobilization · discharge · follow-up · scarring · complications · infection
Tomographic diagnostic imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- white blood cellsPathogen-fighting components of plasma
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- blood testDiagnostic fluid analysis
palpation · differential diagnosis · imaging · urinalysis · physical examination · elevated · painful · nausea
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
- suturesMedical wound closures
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- laparoscopyMinimally invasive abdominal examination
laparotomy · surgeon · anesthesia · operating · theatre · sterile · resection · retractor · trocar · laparoscope
cecum
Large intestine's origin pouch
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
- peritoneumMembrane lining the abdomen
- navelCord attachment remnant
mesentery · ileum · colon · McBurney's point · vermiform · intestine · abdominal wall
acute
Intensely severe or perceptive
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- peritonitisAbdominal lining inflammation
perforation · sepsis · fever · tachycardia · emergency room · ambulance · triage · admission · life-threatening · guarding
postoperative
After an operation
antibiotics · wound care · rest · mobilization · discharge · follow-up · scarring · complications · infection · adhesions
CT scan
Tomographic diagnostic imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- white blood cellsPathogen-fighting components of plasma
- inflammationProtective tissue response
blood test · palpation · differential diagnosis · imaging · urinalysis · physical examination · elevated · painful · nausea · vomiting
- medical caresurgery, examination, injection, prescription, medication
- medical proceduressurgery, transplant, bypass surgery, biopsy, heart surgery
- surgeriessurgery, hysterectomy, minor surgery, elective surgery, mastectomy
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
- proceduresprocedure, surgery, procedures, process, autopsy
- surgical emergenciesbowel obstruction, ruptured aneurysm, internal bleeding, peritonitis, ectopic pregnancy
appendectomyorgan transplant
Moving tissue between bodies
implantation · transplantation · graft · insertion · reconstructive surgery
appendectomybiopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
colonoscopy · endoscopy · CT scan · imaging