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Appendectomy

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Appendectomy is the surgical method for removing the appendix. Mostly, this procedure takes place on an emergency basis. Some patients who are undergoing abdominal surgeries for any other health problems can ask their doctor to remove the appendix so that appendicitis doesn’t get a chance to develop in the future. It would help if you discussed it with your surgeon first.

Appendectomies are a quick method of removing your appendicitis. It has a few risks or side effects that your doctor can easily cure. It is best to treat your appendicitis because if you wait for a longer time, it can erupt, which can be life-threatening and challenging to treat.

So, if you have signs of appendicitis, then consult your doctor on an emergency basis to save your life.

Why Is an Appendectomy Performed?

When your appendix gets inflamed and swollen because of the infection, surgeons remove it by performing appendectomies. This health disorder is known as appendicitis. The condition occurs in your appendix when its opening becomes blocked by the stool or bacteria. It leads to inflammation, and your appendix becomes swollen.

The most effective and quickest way to solve the problem is to remove the appendix. Unfortunately, the appendix can burst if it doesn’t get immediate and proper treatment. When the appendix erupts, the bacteria and fecal particles inside the organ spread into your abdomen.

It can cause a severe infection called peritonitis. A person can also build up an abscess if their appendix burst. Both of these problems are life-threatening and needs immediate treatment and surgery.

Symptoms of Appendicitis

There are various symptoms of appendicitis, some of them are:

  • Severe stomach pain starting suddenly around the belly button and traveling to the lower right side of the abdomen
  • Swelling in abdomen
  • Rigid abdomen muscles
  • Diarrhea or constipation
  • Vomiting
  • Nausea
  • Fever
  • Loss of appetite

Mostly, appendicitis pain occurs in the lower right side of your abdomen, but pregnant women can feel the pain in the upper right side of their abdomen. One in every 1,500 pregnant women needs an appendectomy.

You need to rush to the emergency if you feel you are facing any of the mentioned symptoms. It is best to get treatment immediately to avoid any further health problems and complications.

Appendectomy Procedure

Usually, surgeons perform appendectomies in operating rooms. First, they shave the patient’s hairs and swab with a germ-killing medical solution. This sterility method helps to avoid infections.

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Moreover, the surgeon can use either laparoscopic techniques or open surgery methods for removing the appendix. The open surgery involves making a 2 to 3-inch incision in the lower right-hand side of your abdomen to remove the appendix. The other method requires several small incisions in your abdomen; it uses a laparoscope to capture images of the inner body. The surgeon removes the appendix with the help of these images.

Home Much Time You Need To Recover?

The recovery time after appendectomy varies from person to person and also widely depends on the type of the surgical method, type of anesthesia, and complication that develops after surgery. For instance, a laparoscopic appendectomy can take place on an outpatient basis so that the patient can go home to recover.

However, open methods may need an overnight stay or more than that to be cured enough to go home. The patient can start to perform normal regular activities in a few days. Still, complete recovery can take 4 to 6 weeks to resume strenuous activities. Until this time, you need to avoid extra stressful activities.

Risks of an Appendectomy

An appendectomy method is one of the most common surgeries and simpler to perform. However, there are some risks related to the surgery, which can be painful, including:

  • Bleeding
  • injury to nearby organs
  • infection
  • blocked bowels

However, it’s important to understand that the risk of not treating your appendicitis is more severe than these associated risks of appendectomy. Patients require appendectomy immediately to deter peritonitis and abscesses from developing.

Bottom Line

You need to take this condition seriously and get its treatment immediately. If you are looking for a surgeon who can perform appendectomies without causing any complications in your surgery, Lenox Hill Surgeons are here to help you.

We use cutting-edge technology, and our qualified surgeons have the expertise to make your surgery successful. Whether you need an appendectomy or other treatments for other abdominal-related conditions, contact us today to book an appointment. You can either visit our website or contact us on 646-846-1136.

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Surgery For The Appendix

Appendix Surgery or Appendectomy involves the removal of appendix after the occurrence of appendicitis. Let’s find out about when you need an appendix surgery, what the procedure involves, and where to get best surgeons for appendectomy.

Why do People Get an Appendix Surgery?

Appendicitis is a serious medical condition that requires an appendix surgery. It occurs due to the infection in the appendix because of growing bacteria or clogging of the stool in the appendix. The infection causes inflammation and severe pain that is only treatable with the removal of the appendix. In the case of an accident or serious injury that causes the trauma and appendicitis, appendectomy is the only surgical option available. Peritonitis is a serious condition resulting from the inflammation of the appendix and can cause the appendix to rupture.

Procedure for Appendix Surgery

First, the surgeon will administer the patient with certain antibiotics to prevent the overgrowth of bacteria. The dose of antibiotics will depend upon the degree of the damage. In the case of sepsis, the patient would have a single dose of injectable antibiotic. If the appendix has ruptured already, the surgery will start without administering the antibiotics.

The patient will undergo general anesthesia before the surgery. For the surgery, there are two common methods; open surgery and laparoscopic surgery.

Open Surgery for the Appendix Removal

The surgeon will sterilize the skin with a germ-killing solution first. In rare cases, the surgeons do need to shave the skin in the appendix area. The surgeon will then cut the skin deeply (2-3 inches) to open the portion of lower abdomen to expose the appendix.  If there is some mass growing on the appendix, the surgeon will make incisions on the mass as well.

Beneath the skin, the surgeon will make incision through the layer of protective tissues and abdominal walls to reach the appendix. Once the surgeon identifies the location of the appendix, he/she will carefully cut the appendix and remove it out of the patient’s body. After that, the surgeon will stitch the peritoneum layer, which he/she had previously ruptured for the removal of the appendix. The surgeon will stitch the skin of the lower abdomen.

Minimal Invasive Laparoscopy

Laparoscopy is the recent trend in surgical procedures, which involves cutting certain a part of an organ or removing if entirely. This process involves making three small incisions (of ¼ or ½ inches) to expose and remove the appendix instead of opening a larger portion of the stomach or lower abdomen. This surgery also uses a small camera or laparoscope, which is a mini tv-like monitor to show the appendix and the surgery procedure in an enlarged view. To remove the appendix laparoscopically, our surgeons have special instruments that can easily perform the surgery without any deep incisions.

Advantages of Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Laparoscopic appendectomy has several benefits over the open surgery appendectomy.

  • The surgeon will make only a few stitches on the patient’s body. This means the post-operative pain significantly reduces in this procedure as compared to an open surgery.
  • The recovery is also quicker.
  • The patient achieves the normal functioning of the bowel quickly.
  • The hospital stay is lesser for laparoscopic surgery.
  • Laparoscopic surgery gives better cosmetic results. The stitch marks do not look horrible.

Are you having problems with your appendix? Call us at 212-988-1136 to book an appointment. We have NYC’s best surgeons for laparoscopic appendix surgery. For more information visit our main website.

A Quick Guide to Appendix Surgery

A Quick Guide to Appendix SurgeryAppendix surgery NYC is one of the most common forms of surgery; it is also one of the safest. The appendix sits where the large and small intestines meet. It is a thin tube which is roughly four inches in length and in most people, it sits in the lower right abdomen.

We still don’t know for sure what the function of the appendix is, but we have several theories. One theory is that the role of the appendix is to hold bacteria, to essentially ‘reboot’ the digestive system following a bout of diarrhea. Others believe that the appendix is an evolutionary hangover from our past when our diet was vastly different to today. It may have held digestive enzymes, which we no longer need as we have mastered the art of cooking food.

Conditions of The Appendix

The most common problem with the appendix is appendicitis. For reasons that we do not fully understand, the appendix can become inflamed and ultimately rupture. The most obvious symptom of this is an intense pain in the lower abdomen, often accompanied by nausea and vomiting.

Tumours of the appendix are rare but, fortunately, because a patient can easily survive without an appendix and without any impact on their quality of life, the prognosis is generally good so long as the cancer hasn’t metastasized. Carcinoid tumors periodically chemicals, which cause flushing, wheezing, and diarrhea. The other type of tumors found in the appendix is epithelial tumors, which are growths on the appendix that do not secrete chemicals.

Appendectomy

A Quick Guide to Appendix SurgerySurgery to remove the appendix is known as an appendectomy and remains the only treatment for appendicitis that we know of. Traditionally, this surgery was performed by making a large incision in the patient’s abdomen to gain access to the appendix, but by using modern laparoscopic techniques, the surgeon only needs to make a small incision through which instruments can be used to cut the appendix into smaller pieces for removal. Surgery is also required to remove any tumors.

Other Treatments

A Quick Guide to Appendix SurgeryWhile awaiting confirmation of a diagnosis, many doctors prescribe antibiotics to patients with a potential appendicitis, just in case the symptoms are being caused by an infection. It is also possible, albeit rather rare, for antibiotics to alleviate appendicitis. There is some evidence that in such cases patients are at a significant risk of relapse.

Our clinic, with its team of dedicated and talented surgeons, offers the best appendix surgery NYC, so contact us for a consultation.

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