Questions tagged [appendicitis]
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Is it possible to survive your appendix bursting without surgical intervention?
I am listening to Rick Rubin's The Creative Act: A Way of Being on Audible, and in his chapter "look for Clues" at 2 minutes and 45 seconds, he makes a peculiar claim. He claims that his ...
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How fatal is appendicitis? [closed]
I am wondering how fatal is appendicitis if a surgery (or any other professional help) is not performed. There seem to be no statistics readily available. Common language sounds like "if left ...
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Is there ever a time when an appendicitis is not an emergency? Could it explain chronic pain in lower abdomen/pelvis?
Is there ever a time when an appendicitis is not an emergency? Whenever I think of an appendicitis, I always envision it potentially bursting, warranting a swift appendectomy. But is that always the ...
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Current statistics about lethality of appendicitis
I am currently trying to find recent statistics about the lethality rates of appendicitis and lethality rates of surgeries connected to appendicitis (normal and burst appendicitis).
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