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If i don't have appendticis but my appendix is enlarged and the pain isn't going away should i go back to the hospital? will they remove it?

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Possible AP: Appendicitis is not an elongated appendix. It is an inflammatory process in the appendix frequently induced by a stone in the appendix. If the appendix is the problem an x-ray should show a stone or appendicolith , marked thickening and evidence of inflammation. WBC should be elevated and pain present on palpation of RLQ

Dr Kaplan agreed

Answered 6/12/2014

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