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Appendicitis: Surgeons
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Unfortunately due the difficulty in diagnosing appendicitis, about 20 to 30 percent of all appendectomies performed resulted in removal of normal appendices. However, to avoid risking leaving a possibly infected appendix, surgeons remove the organ anyway. Because of this high rate of misdiagnosis, many emergency rooms are switching to high resolution CT scans which appears to be more sensitive in detecting appendicitis.
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If you have acute appendicitis, you’ll need to have your appendix surgically removed (an appendectomy). Your surgeon may perform traditional open surgery, using a single abdominal incision, or choose laparoscopic surgery, which requires only a few small abdominal incisions. It often depends upon how soon the diagnosis is made. In general, laparoscopic surgery will allow you to recover faster and heal with less scarring.
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The goal of the AspenBio technology involves a blood-based test to quickly and accurately assist in diagnosing or ruling out appendicitis. AspenBio has been working for some time in a productive collaboration with Dr. John Bealer, an experienced pediatric surgeon based in Denver, Colorado, to develop and refine the technology.
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