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I had an appendectomy and under final diagnosis it says acute appendicitis and periappendicitis. what is periappendicitis?

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Dr. Anne Missavage answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Appendix path report: Periappendicitis is the infection spreading through the appendix into the surrounding tissues. I would expect that you felt much better after the appendectomy!

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Answered 8/25/2020

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Around appendix: The prefix peri- means around. Periappendicitis means that there was inflammation and/or infection in the tissues surrounding the appendix.

Dr Saghafi and 4 doctors agreed

Answered 12/31/2019

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