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APPENDECTOMY [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
  • Bowels
DEF

The surgical removal of the vermiform appendix.

CONT

In some patients acute appendicitis resolves with localized perforation alone; however, subsequent relapse is frequent (chronic appendicitis), so elective appendectomy should be performed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
  • Intestins
DEF

Ablation chirurgicale de l'appendice vermiculaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía
  • Intestinos
DEF

Procedimiento quirúrgico que consiste en la extirpación del apéndice vermiforme.

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