Definition of Appendectomy. Meaning of Appendectomy. Synonyms of Appendectomy

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Definition of Appendectomy

Appendectomy
Appendectomy Ap`pen*dec"to*my, Appendicectomy Ap*pend`i*cec"to*my, n.] [Appendix + Gr. ?, fr. ? excision.] (Surg.) Excision of the vermiform appendix.

Meaning of Appendectomy from wikipedia

- An appendectomy (American English) or appendicectomy (British English) is a surgical operation in which the vermiform appendix (a portion of the intestine)...
- appendix is called an appendectomy. Appendectomy can be performed through open or laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic appendectomy has several advantages...
- of poor unwed black mothers, and "Mississippi appendectomies." Under these "Mississippi appendectomies," women who went to the hospital to give birth...
- only medical professional there at the time, had to perform his own appendectomy. Leonid Rogozov was born in Dauriya, Borzinsky District, Chita Oblast...
- ABC as lead host for their coverage of the NBA. In 2007, Scott had an appendectomy and learned that his appendix was cancerous. After going into remission...
- most famous appendectomy ever undertaken. In April 1961, Dr Leonid Ivanovich Rogozov, the 27-year-old Soviet surgeon, performed an appendectomy on himself...
- Barnes, J. Peyton Jr (December 1993). "Current Techniques in Laparoscopic Appendectomy". Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. 3 (6): 470–476...
- Germany, performed the first laparoscopic appendectomy. Following his lecture on laparoscopic appendectomy, the president of the German Surgical Society...
- neuroendocrine tumors (<2 cm) without features of malignancy may be treated by appendectomy if complete removal is possible. Other neuroendocrine tumors and adenocarcinomas...
- deemed cosmetically better. It is typically used to perform an open appendectomy. Variations exist on the method used to locate the incision. Some surgeons...