Major long-term consequences of appendectomy include increased risks of bowel obstruction, stump appendicitis (infection in the retained portion of the appendix still stuck with the cecum) and development of incisional hernia at the site of the scar. Sixers Wire on MSN: How long will 76ers star Joel Embiid be out with appendicitis surgery? One has to wonder how long Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will be out with appendicitis surgery.

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How long will 76ers star Joel Embiid be out with appendicitis surgery? Yahoo: What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ Biologists say the appendix isn’t useless after all. Evolution kept reinventing it, and it may help support gut immunity and microbes.

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What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ