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Procedure
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Appendectomy is performed while you are deep asleep and pain-free (using general anesthesia). If a pocket of infection (abscess) has formed or the appendix has ruptured (perforated), the abdomen will be thoroughly washed out during surgery. Your surgeon then leaves the skin open so it can mend together on its own (secondary intention), and so that the infection can drain (sometimes a small drainage tube is inserted).
In some unusual cases, appendectomy can be performed laparoscopically. This is usually done in women, when the cause of the abdominal pain is uncertain.
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