Abstract
Appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency, affecting between 7 % and 12 % of humans. Appendectomy is the treatment of choice. The first known surgical removal of the appendix occurred in 1,735 when Claudius Amyand explored the scrotal hernia of a boy with a fecal fistula. With the risk for the development of appendicitis during one’s lifetime being about 1 in 8, appendectomy is one of the most common surgeries performed around the world.
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Reddy, D.N., Rao, G.V., Mansard, M.J. (2013). NOTES: Appendectomy. In: Rane, A., Cadeddu, J., Desai, M., Gill, I. (eds) Scar-Less Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-360-6_14
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