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Can your appendix taking out if you don't have any appendix pain or symptoms?
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Interesting question: I once removed an appendix on a patient who was going to sail around the world for two years, a healthy young male. His reasoning was that the only thing that can go wrong, aside from accidental injuries, is acute appendiciits, and he did not want to get sick in a strange uncivilized location.
Answered 4/5/2013
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