What Is The Appendix And What Are The Consequences Of Removing It?
The appendix is a small worm-like appendage which is attached to the colon, the functions of the appendix in the human body are not clearly understood so removing this part of the colon doesn’t cause any long term health related issue however, it has been noticed that those patients who had the appendix removed have noticed a slight increase in diseases such as Crohn’s disease. The most common reason for complication after an appendectomy is the infection of the wound, this infection is related to the surgical incision rather than the actual procedure done to the appendix, they infections may vary from mild to moderate amount of redness around the area which was treated, in such cases small infections can be treated with antibiotics. In some cases the surgeon will not try to close the wound which was made in order to reach the appendix due to the fact that sometimes the appendix may be severely infected as well as the incision created, if this is the case the surgeon will wait for seve
