Surgical cure: Appendicitis is a surgical disease. Appendix removal or appendectomy is a surgical procedure where the risk benefit analysis is clearly in favor of surgery. The procedure is safe effective and widely available. Non-operative therapy, meaning antibiotics alone risks complications like perforation and abcess. Get evaluated, get treated.
Answered 12/10/2013
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No: Appendicitis if untreated can lead to a rupture of the organ, with infection of the abdominal cavity and possibly death. Please see an er or a surgeon to get the correct treatment for this problem.
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