Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD There are four stages of appendicitis, which describe its severity and whether it ...

where she says her burst appendix — now gangrenous — was removed. "I think when I walked into the room and they seen a 21-year-old young girl, they immediately dismissed me and thought that ...

Here Jody Ford, 26, a strategic analyst from London, describes an operation to remove his gangrenous appendix, and his surgeon explains the procedure. Over the past five years, I've had just one ...