Appendicitis Figure 2

Figure 2: An appendix which has died, but is not yet ruptured is shown during a laparoscopic appendectomy. Note the enlarged, swollen appendix (white arrow) with a relatively normal appendix where it attaches to the large intestine (black arrow).

Articles and graphics adapted from O'Neill: Principles of Pediatric Surgery. © 2003, Elsevier.

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