Appendectomy, also known as appendix surgery, is the treatment used for inflammation of the appendix. This surgery is usually done whenever your doctor confirms appendicitis, through a clinical exam and an ultrasound of your abdomen.
The appendix operation should be performed under general anesthesia and lasts between 30 and 60 minutes, which can be performed in two ways:
- Surgery to remove the appendix should be performed within the first 24 hours after the disease is diagnosed.
- In order to avoid complications and inflammation such as a removed appendix or a generalized infection of the abdomen called appendicitis.
Symptoms that indicate the presence of acute appendicitis in abdominal pain, mares, vomiting and fever, even appendicitis may occur with less frequent or intermittent symptoms, resulting in chronic appendicitis. He complains more about symptoms of appendicitis.
The hospitalization time after surgery ranged from about 1 to 3 days, so the person can refuel the house when they can normally eat solid food.
Recovery after appendectomy can take 1 week to 1 month for traditional appendectomy, but faster in laparoscopic appendectomy.
During this period, some important precautions should be taken, such as:
The postoperative may vary depending on the surgical technique used or any complications that may exist, as it is recommended that this surgeon indicate when it is possible to return to work in order to successfully re-exercise.
The main complications of appendectomy on bloating, wound infection, the formation of a fistula, for this reason, when the individual goes more than 3 days without evacuating the current sealants from the infection such as wound redness, pus outlet, pain constant temperature greater than 38 C, the surgeon should be informed to initiate the most appropriate treatment as the case may be.
These stresses are rare and can usually occur if the appendix ruptures.