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• n  inflammation of the vermiform appendix

• Though appendicitis is more prevalent than ever, the appendicitis death rate is only one-third what it was in 1929.
• Appendicitis is then dangerous per se.
• When the sharp abdominal pain hit me earlier this summer, I thought it might be appendicitis.

News & Articles

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• Surgeon shortage linked to burst appendices
  Living in an area with few general surgeons may make people with appendicitis more likely to turn into ruptured appendix cases by the time they get to surgery, according to new research.
  June 17, 2013 - Fox News
• Report shows gap in pricing among hospitals providing similar services
  SYCAMORE – Imagine a patient comes to a hospital sick, is diagnosed with appendicitis and needs the infected organ removed before it bursts.
  June 15, 2013 - Daily Chronicle
• Low access to surgical care can lead to ruptured appendices
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Living in an area with few general surgeons may make people with appendicitis more likely to turn into ruptured appendix cases by the time they get to surgery, according to new research. "The study shows that access to surg...
  June 14, 2013 - MedCity News

Quotes

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• Delta Goodrem in NEWS.com.au
  She went in with suspected appendicitis, and she's been unwell and had some tests and she's been released,Ms Goodrem told AAP. "Delta has been in hospital for a few days actually, so everyone's behind the times ...... she was released a...
• Steve Spurrier in OleMissInsider.com (subscription)
  His appendicitis will keep him out probably two weeks,said Spurrier, "so he probably won't play for a couple [games]."