Directory:Ask the Doctors
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- Appendectomy:
- Surgical removal of the appendix.
- Appendix:
- The worm-shaped pouch near the beginning of the large intestine.
- Computed tomography (CT) scan:
- A procedure by which X rays are directed at a patient's body from various angles and the set of photographs thus obtained assembled by a computer program.
- Computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan:
- Another name for a computed tomography (CT) scan.
- Laparoscopy:
- A procedure in which a tube with a small light and viewing device is inserted through a small incision near the navel, allowing a surgeon to look directly into the patient's abdomen.
- Laparotomy:
- A surgical procedure that allows a surgeon to view the inside of the abdominal cavity.
- Peritonitis:
- Inflammation of the membranes that line the abdominal wall.