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Can a person actualy get recurring inflamation of the appendics?

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Exceptionally rare.: 99.9% of the time, inflammation of the appendix will lead to rupture within 2-4 days if left untreated. "chronic" appendicitis represents the very rare patient whose appendicitis resolves without treatment, only to recur at a later time. Nevertheless, if i were to evaluate someone with chronic abdominal pain, this would be very low on my "differential diagnosis".

Answered 12/9/2013

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Dr. Ly Phan answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Yip: It call chronic appendicitis. A rare but real frustrating problem for some people.

Answered 6/27/2015

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