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Appendectomy

An appendectomy (American English) or appendicectomy (British English) is a surgical operation in which the vermiform appendix (a portion of the intestine) is removed. Appendectomy is normally performed as an urgent or emergency procedure to treat complicated acute appendicitis.

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Approach
Laparoscopic, open
Complications
Infection, bleeding
Frequency
Common
Other names
Appendisectomy, appendicectomy
Recovery time
1-3 weeks
Specialty
General surgery

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Appendectomy

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples92
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
Components1

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Appendectomy

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related to history · 16
Appendectomy → Abraham Pike, Charles McBurney, Claudius Amyand, December, English, French, George's Hospital, Hanvil Andersen, Harry Hancock, In, London, New York City, September, St, The, William Cookesley
related to Procedure · 12
Appendectomy → Antibiotics, As, Each, General, If, In, McBurney's, On, Otherwise, Some, The, To
related to United States · 10
Appendectomy → Agency, California, For, Healthcare Research, Many, Quality, Researchers, The, United States, While
related to Complications · 9
Appendectomy → However, One, Patients, Placement, Signs, SSI, SSIs, Tenderness, These
related to Pregnancy · 9
Appendectomy → Appendicitis, However, If, LA, OA, Overall, The, There, These
related to External links · 7
Appendectomy → Appendectomy Video, Firefox, Laparoscopic, Open, Open Appendectomy, Operative, Windows Media Player
related to Recovery · 6
Appendectomy → For, In, Recovery, Some, United States, When
is a · 2
Appendectomy → development of a surgical site infection, standard surgical procedure
related to Incisions · 2
Appendectomy → The, These
related to Pediatric patients · 2
Appendectomy → Pediatric, This

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Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AppendectomyApproachLaparoscopic, open1.00infobox
AppendectomyComplicationsInfection, bleeding1.00infobox
AppendectomyFrequencyCommon1.00infobox
AppendectomyOther namesAppendisectomy, appendicectomy1.00infobox
AppendectomyRecovery time1-3 weeks1.00infobox
AppendectomySpecialtyGeneral surgery1.00infobox
AppendectomyUsesAppendicitis1.00infobox
Appendectomyis adevelopment of a surgical site infection0.90text
Appendectomyis astandard surgical procedure0.90text
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