Y Appendix Happens. Surgery to remove the appendix appendectomy appendectomy can be performed as open surgery using one abdominal incision about 2 to 4 inches 5 to 10 centimeters long laparotomy. Appendicitis occurs when your appendix a worm shaped pouch attached to the large intestine becomes inflamed.
If your appendix is inflamed the body responds by releasing several chemicals to ring the alarm and bring fighter cells to the area which can manifest as localized pain as well as whole body. It can be acute or chronic. As inflammation worsens appendicitis pain typically increases and eventually becomes severe.
This is usually due to a blockage inside your appendix that.
Appendicitis causes pain in your lower right abdomen. The appendix gets infected when there s a blockage dr. Before surgery you may be given a dose of antibiotics to treat infection. Although anyone can develop appendicitis most often it occurs in people between the ages of 10 and 30.
